Palmrya
CountrySyria
Date2000 BC
RegionHoms
About Palmrya
The Bride of the Desert, a wealthy oasis city. The colonnaded street is 1.1 km long. Queen Zenobia rebelled against Rome and briefly ruled an empire. Damaged by ISIS in 2015, destroying the Temple of Bel.
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