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In the midst of stony desert lies the oasis of Palmyra, named Tadmor by the Arabs, a reference to date palms grown here producing numerous varieties of dates. The town owes its renown to the role it played through history, its powerful queen Zenobia, and today its ruins and ancient tombs.
Tourist attractions Tadmor : Things to see and do
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Site of Palmyra
SYR - Palmyre
Palmyra exudes an aura of legend. The name evokes caravans laden with spices and silk, its ambitious queen Zenobia, and 18C explorers who set out to discover the site. Seventeen centuries after its sack by Aurelian’s Roman legions, the city once agai..
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Palmyra Archaeological Museum
SYR - Palmyre
The museum displays some magnificent artefacts found here as well as everyday items, funerary objects, mummies, architectural elements… A model of the temple of Ba’al shows the city’s most important building as it originally appeared, prior to fortif..
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The Tombs
SYR - Palmyre
Strange funerary towers several storeys high stand at the west end of the site, forming a unique monumental necropolis. At each level, the superimposed tombs ( loculi ) were sealed with a slab inscribed for eternity with an effigy of the deceased. ..
