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Syria This picture shows Palmyra; overview. It was taken on a travel to Palmyra, Syria, Asia. It is one of the 6716 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Palmyra. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Palmyra on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Palmyra; overview (Palmyra, Syria) Overview of the city Send image of Palmyra; overview as a free postcard Download picture of Palmyra; overview Purchase Palmyra; overview (Syria) The ancient city of Palmyra was one of the largest in its heydays. Now extensive ruins testify to its grandeur. The ruins of Palmyra are extensive and cover ten square kilometres. Especially from the Citadel above it, the wall surrounding the city can clearly be seen. Although large part of the city lies in ruins after centuries of rampage, siege and earthquakes, a considerable part is still standing and makes it interesting enough to walk around in wonder for hours. Large parts of the city still remain to be uncovered. It is a challenge to try to imagine the city as it was, with its original inhabitants, colours and sounds. Palmyra offers Read more about: Palmyra Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Asia Oceania Palmyra Bangkok Cycling ruins museum Syria Singapore viewpoint hill yellow gold
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