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On the Ground in Palmyra, Where a Syrian Archaeological Gem Hopes for a Revival
PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza ... a museum veteran of 34 years who was guarding the entrance gate of the National Museum in Damascus at the time. He extinguished a small fire that ...
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Palmyra Road--Leading from Damascus to Tadmor, the City Solomon Built in the Desert
Damascus was within his territory, and he built Palmyra, called Tadmor, in his day. This is a city in the wilderness, and that Solomon built it we learn from I.Kings, ix: 18, and II. Chronicles, ...
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General Directorate of Antiquities and museums denies reports about heavy vehicles’ excavations in Palmyra site
Damascus, SANA- General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums denied what was broadcast on social media about excavations of heavy vehicles at the ancient site of Palmyra, clarifying that a heavy ...
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Restoration of ancient Palmyra bas-reliefs begins in Syria’s Damascus
DAMASCUS, July 12. /TASS/. Experts from the National Museum of Damascus have begun restoration of ancient Palmyra bas-reliefs, partially destroyed by the militants of the Islamic State terrorist ...
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Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome
Located in the middle of modern-day Syria, around 130 miles northeast of Damascus, Palmyra had prospered since coming under Roman control in the first century A.D. Sitting at the crossroads ...
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“Palmyra…History and Antiquities” a symposium in Damascus
Damascus, SANA- The General Department of Antiquities and Museums on Wednesday held a symposium dubbed “Palmyra…History and Antiquities” at Damascus National Museum with the participation of ...