Palmyra

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned 1932
gptkbp:addedToUNESCOWorldHeritageList 1980
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:ISIS
gptkbp:coordinates 34.5481°N 38.2740°E
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Palmyrene_coinage
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:ISIS
273 AD
gptkbp:distanceFromBeirut 215 km northeast
gptkbp:excavatedBy 1924
French archaeologists
gptkbp:foundedIn 3rd millennium BC
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Tadmor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palmyra
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Roman
gptkb:Temple_of_Bel
gptkb:Tetrapylon
Colonnade
Greco-Roman architecture
monumental ruins
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Palmyrene_Aramaic
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:World_Heritage_in_Danger
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Syria
gptkb:Homs_Governorate
gptkbp:modernLocation gptkb:Tadmur
gptkbp:neighboringOasis gptkb:Efqa_Spring
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Agora
gptkb:Diocletian's_Camp
gptkb:Great_Colonnade
gptkb:Monumental_Arch
gptkb:Palmyra_Museum
gptkb:Temple_of_Baalshamin
Funerary towers
gptkbp:onUNESCOWorldHeritageInDangerList 2013
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Silk_Road
gptkbp:populationPeak 100,000
gptkbp:recapturedBy gptkb:Syrian_Army
2016
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
mythology
gptkbp:ruled gptkb:Queen_Zenobia
gptkbp:tradedOn caravan city
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
ii
iv
vi
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Perth
gptkb:Syrian_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5