Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was a wealthy caravan oasis city whose well-preserved colonnades and monumental ruins made it one of the most significant archaeological sites of the ancient world.
Record no. MRB-2026-007029
One of the Ancient World's Most Significant Desert Cities
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