🏛️ Apamea-Palmyra
Roman caravan city in central Syria
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in central Syria, 215 km northeast of Damascus
- Founded in the 1st century CE as a Seleucid settlement; expanded under Roman rule
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1980)
- Site suffered extensive looting and structural damage during Syrian conflict (2011–present)
Palmyra (ancient Tadmor) emerged as a major caravan hub linking Mediterranean trade routes to Mesopotamia and the Persian ...