Restoration of the bed of the king’s daughter and parts of the theater and the castle of Bosra 

The General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums has begun carrying out restoration works for the bed of the king’s daughter and parts of the Bosra theater and archaeological castle in Daraa countryside, with the aim of preserving them as a national and human heritage.

Director of Engineering and Restoration in the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, Engineer Ayman Hamok, said in a statement that the bed of the King’s daughter was partially demolished due to terrorism, and the workshops, through the restoration project, are isolating and removing the rubble and sorting the stones to rebuild what it was, indicating that the works within the Bosra theater and castle are being carried out for the third time in a row, with the aim of treating the damaged areas after sorting out the collapsed stones, studying and comparing the current situation with the previous one and rebuilding it.

Head of the Bosra Department of Antiquities Alaa Al-Salah, in turn, clarified that the project to restore the bed of the king’s daughter includes counting the existing and missing stones with documentation, photography and restoration work, while the restoration project for parts of the Bosra theater and castle includes study and documentation with the dismantling of structurally damaged stone courses and rebuilding them after documentation and construction work to install iron gates and implement services for the site. Al-Salah pointed out that the department is constantly seeking to improve the reality of the ancient archaeological city in terms of service and construction in order to secure all the requirements of visitors and tourists.

It is noteworthy that the ancient city of Bosra, which has been registered in the World Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO since 1980, contains 45 archaeological sites and provides additional value for religious and cultural tourism.

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