THE ANCIENT CITY-SYRIA

Palmyra is one of the most beautiful world heritage sites. It has been voted by travelers/visitors as the most beautiful city in the Syria.

WHERE IS THE PALYMYRA?

Palmyra is an ancient city of central Syria, located in an oasis 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus [1] and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. The ancient city of Palmyra was selected as a UNESCO world Heritage list site in 1980.

Palmyra in Syria full map

INFO. OF PALMYRA?

From the 1st to the 2nd century Palmyra ruins city that was one of the most important cultural centers of the ancient world.the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Greco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. Palmyra city(Roman name) is known as Tadmor city to the Syrians. Tadmor is an Arabic name. Which means ‘’palm tree’’.palmyra or tadmor means the same thing - date palm. The name comes from date palms because of the city is home to some million date palms. It is the only oasis in Syria and maybe it’s the only truly tourist town. It was a trading city and the large trade network linked with china, India, Persia and roman. The roman empire Hadrian in 129 visited the city and was so impressed that he declare that it's a free city renamed it Palmyra Hadrian in 217. In the 6th century, city of Palmyra defenses are rebuilt by emperor Justinian and a few Byzantine churches were built, but most of the city remained in ruins. In 634 Palmyra was taken by the Muslim Arabs under Khalid bin Walled in the name of the first Muslim caliph, Abu Baker. A castle was built on top of a mountain overlooking the oasis. Surrounded by a moat, the castle was accessible only through a drawbridge. In 1089, a major earthquake destroyed what was left of Palmyra.By two English merchants living in Aleppo Palmyra was "rediscovered" in 1678. Excavations began in 1924 and the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra.
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IMAGES OF PALMYRA/TADMOR

WHAT TO SEE IN PALMYRA/TADMOR ?

This is a vast site, but with an easily layout. The largest building in the city the temple of Baal (Bēl) devoted to supreme BABYLONIAN GODs. Which is a 200m square? The great colonnade line with columns was once the city’s main street, which is 1.5km long. The theater, market place and banqueting hall are located southern side of the coloned street, other buildings or temples located on the main street. The city’s museum situated between the ruins and the new town.
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