Decides to retain Site of Palmyra (Syrian Arab Republic) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Jul 20, 2018 · Palmyra, located north-east of Damascus, in the Syrian Desert, was a caravan oasis on a trade route that linked the Mediterranean world with lands to the south and east such as India and China. In that sense, Palmyra was the …

Palmyra (/ pælˈmaɪrə / pal-MY-rə; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 ‎ (), romanized: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur) is an ancient city in central Syria. It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BCE.

An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world.

Aug 19, 2016 · Site of Palmyra, Photo courtesy of Francesco Bandarin, Wikimedia.org. Name of Site: Site of Palmyra. Where is it: North-east of Damascus, Syria. Why is it sacred?: The site of Palmyra contains numerous temples where multiple ancient gods were worshipped.

Jan 12, 2018 · The architecture of Palmyra combined Greco-Roman styles with those of Persia and Arabia, and the ruins that remain have significant cultural and historical significance.

Palmyra is a bewitching sight, a lattice of soaring ruins sketched out in the sands of the Syrian Desert. It carries all the exoticism of Egypt. But the history of Palmyra at its 3rd century peak – the Palmyra that I visited – is well-documented.

Palmyra The oasis of Palmyra is a point of convergence of several trade routes in northwestern Syria. Mentionned in textual sources as early as the 2nd millennium B.C., the city knew its apogee in the Greco-Roman period, particularly under the reign of Queen Zenobia.

The oasis of Tadmor, Latin name Palmyra ("the oasis of palm trees") is a very ancient trading post for caravans dating back to the second millennium BCE. In the first century CE,the oasis became...

Palmyra (Tadmor in Arabic) is in the heart of Syrian Desert, and is often described as the bride of the desert. Its magnificent remains tell of a heroic history during the reign of Queen Zenobia.