Palmyra – Colonnaded Streets تدمر – شوارع معمدة
The ancient city of Palmyra (تدمر) had already been well established by the time the Romans seized control over the region, and …
Palmyra – Camp of Diocletian تدمر – معسكر ديوقلسيان
The area known as the Camp of Diocletian (معسكر ديوقلسيان) was a late Roman expansion to the ancient city Palmyra (تدمر), located …
Palmyra – Agora & Tariff Court تدمر – الآغورا و قاعة الضرائب
The ancient city of Palmyra (تدمر) features an impressive agora (الآغورا), or public gathering place. While these were traditionally the center of …
Palmyra – Baths تدمر – الحمامات
While poorly preserved, the baths (الحمامات) of Palmyra (تدمر) offer some insight into the public amenities of this ancient city during the …
Palmyra – Museum تدمر – متحف
The modern town of Palmyra (تدمر), northeast of the ancient city, was first settled in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Prior …
al-Rasafeh الرصافة
The ruined Byzantine city of Sergiopolis, known today as al-Rasafeh (الرصافة), is one of the most spectacular historic sites in eastern Syria and …
Tel al-Salhiyeh/Dura Europos تل الصالحية/دورا آوروبس
Tel al-Salhiyeh (تل الصالحية) is the modern name for the ancient city of Dura Europos (دورا آوروبس). Located in the Euphrates river …
Ithriya اثريا
The small desert village of Ithriya (اثريا) was once the site of the ancient Roman settlement of Seriana. Remains of its beautiful third …
al-Nabi Houri النبي هوري
Perhaps the most expansive of the Roman and Byzantine sites in the countryside of Aleppo (حلب) are the remains located at al-Nabi …
Meskaneh مسكنة
Just outside the modern town of Meskaneh (مسكنة), on the shore of Lake Assad, are the remnants of the Bronze Age city …