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Palmyra. Syria. View over lush palm trees of the Temple of Bel which is the most impressive ruin of the ancient city of Palmyra. Dedicated to Bel who is thought to be the supreme God of the Palmyrene pantheon , the Temple is an enormous complex and its main construction was performed over several stages from the Hellenistic through to the Roman periods. Palmyra prospered in ancient times as a caravan staging post due to its location on one of the main ancient routes from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates and to markets further east including those on the Silk Route.Palmyra is a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
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- Copyright Steven Sklifas. All Rights Reserved.
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Palmyra, Syria, Syrian, Mediterranean, Antiquity, Arab, Arabic, Architecture, Culture, Historic, Holy place, Islam, Medieval, Islamic, Hellenistic, Greek, Roman, Desert, Arid, ruins, remnants, artifacts, columns, Archaeology, Archaeological, Greco, colonnade, Tadmor, Tadmur, Homs
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- Syria Highlights, Palmyra - Syria
