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Palmyra (/ p æ l ˈ m aɪ r ə / pal-MY-rə; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 (), romanized: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur) is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria.
Tadmor, the native name of Palmyra (modern), Syria. Tadmur District, Syria. Tadmor Castle in Palmyra. Tadmor Prison Palmyra. Tadmor, Ohio a former town in the United States. Tadmor River in New Zealand.
Palmyra (/ ˌ p ɑː l-m aɪ r ə /; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 Tadmor) is a city in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate.
Jan 12, 2018 · Palmyra, also known as Tadmor, was a major trading post on the Silk Road and a cultural melting pot of Greco-Roman, Persian and Arab influences. Learn about its history, architecture and ruins, and how it was damaged by the civil war and ISIS.
Jun 13, 2024 · Palmyra, ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus. The name Palmyra, meaning “city of palm trees,” was conferred upon the city by its Roman rulers in the 1st century ce; Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, the pre-Semitic name of the site, is also still in use.
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Palmyra, also known as Tadmor, was an oasis settlement in the Syrian Desert that flourished under Roman and Sasanian influence. Learn about its history, culture, and art from The Met's online essays and publications.
TADMOR (Heb. תַּדְמֹר; Palmyra), an oasis city at the point of intersection of the caravan roads in the central Syrian desert and the steppe land between Lebanon and Jabel Bishri, halfway between the Euphrates and the Orontes River in the Mediterranean Sea area.
