Shahba (Arabic: شَهْبَا / ALA-LC: Shahbā) is a city located 87 km (54 mi) south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea.

The Shahba Canton [3] [4] [5] (Kurdish: Kantona Şehba, Arabic: مقاطعة الشهباء, Classical Syriac: ܦܠܩܐ ܕܫܗܒܐ, romanized: Pelqo d'Shahba) was a political unit of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, in the Aleppo Governorate. [6]

Shahba District (Arabic: منطقة شهبا, romanized: manṭiqat Šahbā) is a district of the Suwayda Governorate in southern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Shahba. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 71,949. [1]

Explore the fascinating history of Shahba, an ancient city in Syria's As-Suwayda Governorate. Discover its Roman origins and its transformation into a grand Roman city.

Shahba stands as a remarkable testament to Roman architecture, art, and cultural exchange in the Eastern regions. Its well-preserved infrastructure and stunning mosaics provide a captivating glimpse into the grandeur of the Roman Empire.

Jul 16, 2013 · Shahba (شهبا) is one of the most unique and best preserved Roman cities in the whole of Syria. The modern city largely keeps to the original Roman plan, and there are substantial remains of the Roman baths, amphitheater, a temple and other monuments.

Mar 21, 2013 · Shahba is a small modern town built in and around a Roman city about 90km south of Damascus. The gates of the town are still visible and other ruins include a forum, a palace, a temple, a theatre and baths built of black basalt rock as is Bosra.

Shahba (Arabic: شَهْبَا / ALA-LC: Shahbā) is a city located 87 km (54 mi) south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Governorate of Syria, but formerly in the Roman province of Arabia Petraea.

Shahba (Arabic: شهبا ‎ Šahbā), kent in Late Antiquity as Philippopolis, is a ceety locatit 87 km sooth o Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in As-Suwayda Govrenorate o Sirie, but umwhile in the Roman province o Arabia Petraea.

Shahba, or Philippopolis is one of, if not the, only Roman city that was built from nothing. Usually Roman cities had Arab or Hellenistic origins. Shahba was founded by the Emperor Philip the Arab, who built it as a symbolic capital dedicated to his …