The Battle of Bosra was fought in 634 CE between the Rashidun Caliphate army and the Byzantine Empire over the possession of the city of Bosra, in Syria. The city was one of the Islamic forces' first significant captures and was at the time the capital of the Ghassanid Kingdom. The siege took place between June and July.
Roman theatre at Bosra
Bosra, formerly Bostra and officially called Busra al-Sham, is a town in southern Syria, administratively belonging to the Daraa District of the Daraa Governorate and geographically part of the Hauran region.
Bosra Central Square
The Roman Theatre at Bosra, dating from the 2nd century AD
A view of the citadel in Bosra (the theater is located inside)
Southern Baths in Bosra