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Site of Palmyra

Syrian Arab Republic
Date of Inscription: 1980
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)
Core zone: 0.36 ha
Province of Homs
N34 33 15 E38 16 00
Ref: 23

Brief Description

An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences.

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