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... , shopkeepers sold their wares. A nearby agora was full of traders and tax collectors from the adjacent tariff court, building Palmyra's wealth. The floors were covered in fine mosaics of Mediterranean patterns and gods: Dionysus, Athena, Zeus, Solomon's ...
And so we were off to see Palmyra or Tadmor, as the locals call it, Syria's greatest attraction. Palmyra is an ancient city that was built on an oasis in the middle of nowhere and has long since been reclaimed by the desert. A town has grown up around the ...
Two nights in Damascus is plenty and early on Monday morning we take the bus out to Palmyra. This is supposedly the place to see in Syria, if the guidebooks are to be believed. The Lonely Planet raves about its "unsurpassable magnificence" and ...
... interests. Since then a steady flow of travellers have made the trek out into the desert from Aleppo and other parts of Syria. Palmyra's greatest days were when Zenobia started ruling Palmyra on behalf of her son Vaballath. Zenobia with the help of her ...
Old Palmyra, opposite the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria
Along the Colonnade, Palmyra, Syria
Palmyra, Syria
Old Palmyra, along the colonnade, Palmyra, Syria
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Fantastic Syria
Posted on Jul 12, 2009, 01:37:59
... town and I highly recommend visiting to get a feel of what Syria used to be like. We also stayed in Hama and Palmyra (we were there NYE and it was snowing!). Damascus is a wonderful old city mixed with both muslim and christian quarters. We were in ...
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I Found Various Cultures in one country
Posted on Jul 22, 2009, 09:19:13
thanks for that information Zaher1, I have been to palmyra and been in Rome and I could say that there is alot of similarity in the structure, it shows you how Europe culture and Middle east culture are alot alike... and you can feel that in the past the ...
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Arabic Oriental Hotels in Syria - Arabesk Tours
Posted on May 7, 2009, 08:39:57
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Arabic Oriental Hotels in Syria - Arabesk Tours
Posted on May 2, 2009, 03:58:54
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