According to The Book of Mormon, the city Boaz was in the land northward near the land Desolation. The city is mentioned only once in the book, in Mormon 4:20. In this city, the Nephites fought boldly and repelled the first attack of the Lamanites but retreated after the second attack.
References are from The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, translated by Joseph Smith, Jr.
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