Palmyra

To know Syria is to have knowledge of a legendary world. Palmyra, for example, is like a pearl in the heart of the desert, Palmyra, rising from the sands, is one of the most graceful and splendid ancient sites in the World, for the glory and the greatness are still evident and fully years after its construction by the Arab Queen Zenobia. It remains one of most famous capitals of the ancient world. "It is lovely and fantastic and unbelievable," enthused Agatha Christie, who penned Come, Tell Me How You Live while living in Syria.
It's known to the locals as Tadmor (its ancient Semitic name), Palmyra's intriguing history, along with the profusion of colonnades, temple remains and funerary towers, in a mesmerising desert oasis setting, renders visitors speechless.

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