🏛️ Site of Palmyra

Syria · Asia · Cultural · 34.55°N, 38.27°E

Palmyra is an ancient city in central Syria. It is located in the eastern part of the Levant, and archaeological finds date back to the Neolithic period, and documents first mention the city in the early second millennium BC. Palmyra changed hands on a number of occasions between different empires before becoming a subject of the Roman Empire in the first century AD.

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Quick facts

Country	Syria
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.55°N, 38.27°E · view on map

Site of Palmyra is a cultural World Heritage site in Syria, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Site of Palmyra was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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