Palmyra
ancient city in Homs Governorate, Syria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the town in Pennsylvania, see Palmyra, Pennsylvania. For the island, see Palmyra Atoll.
Palmyra was an ancient Arabian city in central Syria. It is in an oasis 215 kilometres (134 miles) northeast of Damascus, and 180 km (110 mi) southwest of the Euphrates.
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تدمر | |
Alternate name | Tadmor |
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Location | Tadmur, Homs Governorate, Syria |
Region | Syrian Desert |
Coordinates | 34°33′05″N 38°16′05″E |
Type | Settlement |
Part of | Palmyrene Empire |
Area | 80 ha (200 acres) |
History | |
Founded | 3rd millennium BC |
Abandoned | 1932 (1932) |
Periods | Middle Bronze Age to Modern |
Cultures | Aramaic, Arabic, Greco-Roman |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Ownership | Public |
Management | Syrian Ministry of Culture |
Public access | Inaccessible (in a war zone) |
Official name | Site of Palmyra |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, iv |
Designated | 1980 (1980) (4th Session) |
Reference no. | 23 |
Region | Arab States |
Endangered | 2013 (2013)–present.[1] |
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