ancient city of Palmyra

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient city
gptkbp:artifacts inscriptions
sculptures
coins
mosaics
Palmyrene_art
gptkbp:climate desert climate
gptkbp:conservationEfforts ongoing restoration projects
international support
UNESCO_initiatives
gptkbp:cultural_heritage excavated since 1920s
gptkbp:culturalHeritage World heritage site
Syrian_cultural_heritage
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Persian_culture
Roman_culture
Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:ISIS
gptkbp:famousFor ancient ruins
cultural diversity
historical significance
trade routes
ancient artifacts
ancient inscriptions
ancient temples
ancient architecture
ancient tombs
cultural exchanges
historical figures
ancient mosaics
ancient sculptures
ancient theaters
ancient colonnades
gptkbp:foundedIn 3rd millennium BC
gptkbp:geographicalFeature located near the oasis
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Arab_conquest
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalSignificance trade center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ancient city of Palmyra
gptkbp:knownFor Roman_ruins
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Roman_Theater
gptkb:Temple_of_Bel
gptkb:Tomb_of_the_Three_Brothers
Colonnade of Palmyra
gptkbp:notableFigures Zenobia
gptkbp:population approximately 50,000 (at its peak)
gptkbp:reduces 7th century AD
gptkbp:renovated after_Syrian_Civil_War
gptkbp:tourism archaeological tourism
attracts visitors for ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site 1980