Ancient Palmyra

Palmyra

The Valley of the Tombs is the ancient cemetery west of Palmyra, with multi-storey tower tombs and underground burial chambers of the city's wealthy families. The Islamic State group blew up several of the towers in 2015, including the Tower of Elahbel.

Palmyra

An archaeological site in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

An archaeological site in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

A hotel in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

An archaeological site in Palmyra. Palmyra (Tadmur) is an oasis in the Syrian desert about 150 km east of Homs, beside the ruins of a great ancient city that flourished in the Roman period, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Palmyra

The Tetrapylon was a monument of four groups of columns at a bend of the Great Colonnade of Palmyra; the Islamic State group destroyed most of it in 2017.