🏛️ The Ancient City of Palmyra
UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Syrian Desert
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Northeast of Damascus, Syria (34.55°N, 38.27°E)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980; on List of World Heritage in Danger since 2013
- Peak period: 1st–2nd centuries CE as a major Silk Road hub
- Notable structures: Grand Colonnade, Temple of Bel, Roman theater, Tetrapylon, tower tombs
Palmyra was an essential caravan city in the Syrian Desert, bridging trade routes between the Roman Empire, Persia ...