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'Ayn al Baridah
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The Harbaqa Dam is a Roman-era stone dam in the desert south-west of Palmyra that collected flash-flood water; in Umayyad times it served Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi.
'Ayn al Baridah
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'Ayn al Baridah
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is an Umayyad palace in the desert south-west of Palmyra, built by the caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik around 727; its decorated facade was moved to Damascus, where it became the entrance of the National Museum.
Bi'r Khan 'Unaybah
Baghdad Cafe 66 is a desert rest stop on the road between Damascus and Palmyra, well known among travellers and tourists heading to Palmyra.