Philippopolis (Shahba)

Syria / as-Suwayda / Sahaba /

ruins, town, Roman Empire

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founded by a famous son of the little arab town: the Roman Emperor Phillipus Arabs (244 - 249), completely renewed the town in 244 AD as the only completely roman foundation of a town in Syria without influence of native tribes. Typical Roman plan with Cardo and Decumanus crossing rectangularly in the middle with Tetrapylon. Had up to 40 000 inhabitants and remained an important town later as the seat of a christian bishop.

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Coordinates: 32°51'13"N 36°37'40"E

'Atil 11 km
Msad 17 km
ar-Raha 19 km
Hobran 26 km
Al Qurayyā 33 km
Dhibin 45 km
Safawi 85 km
Mahin 161 km
Al-Qaryatayn 164 km
As Sawwanah Ash Sharqiyah 200 km

Tell Shahba 0.7 km
Al Shahba industrial zone 1.1 km
Tell Ghararah 1.4 km
Tell Shihan 3.3 km
Shahba Subdistrict (Nahiyah) 4.9 km
Braykah 5.8 km
Al-Ariqah Subdistrict 18 km
al-Arab Mountain 22 km
al-Lajat 26 km
Shaqqa Subdistrict 29 km

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Tell Shahba Al Shahba industrial zone Tell Ghararah Tell Shihan Shahba Subdistrict (Nahiyah) Braykah Al-Ariqah Subdistrict al-Arab Mountain al-Lajat Shaqqa Subdistrict