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  • Palmyra

    Palmyra, also known as Tadmor, is an ancient city located in Homs Governorate, Syria. The city was first documented in the early second millennium BC. The city became prosperous as a result of trade caravans; the Palmyrenes became well-known as merchants who founded colonies along the Silk Road and operated throughout the Roman Empire. Palmyra reached its peak of prosperity during the Palmyrene Empire during the reign of Queen Zenobia between 270 and 273 AD. Palmyra was inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Site of Palmyra.
    World Heritage Site
    Palmyra
    by Jerzy Strzelecki, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Palmyra
    by Jerzy Strzelecki, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Palmyra
    by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Palmyra

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1980

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Syria

    Homs Governorate

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    Second Millennium BC

    Palmyrene

    Roman

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    Palmyrene & Roman Monuments

     

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