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Palmyra (/ p æ l ˈ m aɪ r ə / pal-MY-rə; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 (), romanized: Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur) is an ancient city in the eastern part of the Levant, now in the center of modern Syria.
Tadmor or Tadmur is an ancient Semitic name, and may refer to.
Jan 12, 2018 · Palmyra, also known as Tadmor, was a major trading post on the Silk Road and a cultural melting pot of Greco-Roman, Persian and Arab influences. Learn about its history, architecture and ruins, and how it was damaged by the civil war and ISIS.
Palmyra (⫽ ˌ p ɑː l-m aɪ r ə ⫽; Arabic: تَدْمُر, romanized: Tadmur; Palmyrene: 𐡶𐡣𐡬𐡥𐡴 Tadmor) is a city in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate.
Jun 13, 2024 · Palmyra, ancient city in south-central Syria, 130 miles (210 km) northeast of Damascus. The name Palmyra, meaning “city of palm trees,” was conferred upon the city by its Roman rulers in the 1st century ce; Tadmur, Tadmor, or Tudmur, the pre-Semitic name of the site, is also still in use.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Tadmor, also known as Palmyra, was an ancient oasis city in central Syria, a crossroads of trade and culture. Learn about its role in biblical and post-biblical history, its name and origin, and its archaeological and literary sources.
Palmyra , biblical Tadmor, Ancient city, Syria, northeast of Damascus, at the modern city of Tadmur. Said to have been built by King Solomon, it became prominent in the 3rd century bc, when the Seleucid dynasty made the road through Palmyra one of the routes of east-west trade.
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