Bosra is an ancient city administratively belonging to the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is a major archaeological site and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The second century Roman theater, constructed probably under Trajan, is the only monument of this type with its upper gallery in the form of a covered portico which has been integrally preserved.

Palmyra (Arabic: Tadmur) was an ancient Arab city. In the old times it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km NE of Damascus at Deir ez-Zor. It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The earliest documented reference to the city by its Semitic name Tadmuris recorded in Babylonian tablets found in Mari.