Palmyra archaeological site

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The Palmyra archaeological site is an ancient desert city in central Syria renowned for its monumental Greco-Roman and Persian-influenced ruins and its former status as a key caravan hub on the Silk Road.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
ruined city
addedToWorldHeritageInDangerList 2013
ancientName Palmyra
Tadmor
linked to: Palmyra
associatedWithPeople Queen Zenobia
linked to: Queen of Palmyra
coordinateLatitude 34.548
coordinateLongitude 38.273
country Syria
culture Palmyrene culture
linked to: Palmyrenes
flourishedInCentury 1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
foundedInCentury 2nd millennium BC
hasNearbyFeature Jabal al-Hayyal
Jabal al-Muntar
Palmyra oasis
linked to: Palmyra
hasStructure Agora of Palmyra
Diocletian’s Camp
Great Colonnade of Palmyra
Roman theatre at Palmyra
Temple of Baalshamin
Temple of Bel
Tetrapylon of Palmyra
Valley of the Tombs
city walls
funerary temples
monumental arch
tower tombs
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionsInLanguage Greek
Latin
Palmyrene Aramaic
knownFor Greco-Roman architecture
Persian-influenced architecture
caravan trade
monumental ruins
oasis city
locatedIn Homs Governorate
Syrian Desert
central Syria
nearSettlement Tadmur
partOf Palmyrene Empire
Province of Syria
linked to: Syria Vilayet

Roman Empire
Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
religionHistoricallyPracticed Greco-Roman religion
Semitic religion
polytheism
significantEvent destruction by ISIS in 2015
recapture by Syrian government forces in 2016
threatenedBy armed conflict in Syria
illegal antiquities trade
looting
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1980
UNESCOSiteCriteria i
ii
iv
UNESCOSiteType Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageInDanger true
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 23

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Temple of Bel partOf Palmyra archaeological site
Great Colonnade of Palmyra partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Great Colonnade of Palmyra connects monumental arch of Palmyra
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Valley of the Tombs partOf Palmyra archaeological complex
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Valley of the Tombs partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Palmyra
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Roman theatre of Palmyra partOf Palmyra archaeological site
Palmyra hasStructure Agora of Palmyra
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Palmyrene temples heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage context (Palmyra)
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site
Homs Governorate hasHistoricSite Palmyra archaeological site
World Heritage Sites in Syria hasPart Site of Palmyra
linked to: Palmyra archaeological site