Dara
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Dara ("fortress", compare Dura-Europos) (Arabic: درعا) is a city in southwestern Syria, near the border with Jordan. It is the capital of Dara Governorate. The city is located at about . It was a Byzantine fort in Syria. Anastasius I fortified it in 506 as a stronghold against Persian invasions on the frontier in Mesopotamia. Anastasius renamed the town Anastasiopolis, but the new name was rarely used.
Construction of the fort
Dara was located along the roads into Roman Mesopotamia, Syria, and Asia Minor, at the head of the Bouron river, which was dry in the summer but flowed into the Khabour river in the winter. The construction of Dara, including the damming of the river to provide a large and secure water supply, combined with the advanced design of the fortifications and its situation so close to the frontier, led to the wars that erupted during the reign of Justinian I. There are ruins from this period in the modern city.
Other
Dara in thai means star or movie star.
See also
- Battle of Dara (530)
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