Palmyra
Syrian desert oasis city
Palmyra names several things united by a connection to palm trees.
Most famously, it was an ancient city in the Syrian desert—a wealthy trading hub whose ruins remain.
The name comes from the Latin word for palm.
Palmyra also names a genus of fan palms, and several towns in the United States bear the name.
The ancient ruins of Palmyra suffered damage during the Syrian civil war.
Ancient Syrian rebel queen
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- EmpireSovereign's extensive domain
- Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network
- caravanTraveling group with goods
trade · Aramaic · antiquity · archaeology · colonnade · merchant · crossroads · Parthian
Levant country, capital Damascus
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
- AleppoSyria's largest city
- desertTo leave behind completely
- Middle EastAsia-Africa-Europe junction zone
Homs · Euphrates · Bedouin · conflict · civil war · reconstruction · Levant
To leave behind completely
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
- caravanTraveling group with goods
refuge · trade route · arid · travelers · wells · respite · encampment · watering hole
Upright structural shafts
- templesHoly places or head sides
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- destructionAct of completely ruining
monuments · relics · artifacts · conservation · preservation · excavation · sandstone · arches
Hot sweetened spirits
- jaggeryUnrefined cane or palm sweetener
- tappingRepeated light striking
- frondsDivided leaf blades
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
sugar · sap · leaf · basket weaving · thatch · manuscript · Sri Lanka · Tamil Nadu
Zenobia
Ancient Syrian rebel queen
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- EmpireSovereign's extensive domain
- Silk RoadHistoric transcontinental trade network
caravan · trade · Aramaic · antiquity · archaeology · colonnade · merchant · crossroads · Parthian · inscription
Syria
Levant country, capital Damascus
Middle East · Homs · Euphrates · Bedouin · conflict · civil war · reconstruction · Levant
desert
To leave behind completely
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
caravan · refuge · trade route · arid · travelers · wells · respite · encampment · watering hole · steppe
columns
Upright structural shafts
destruction · monuments · relics · artifacts · conservation · preservation · excavation · sandstone · arches · tombs
toddy
Hot sweetened spirits
fiber · sugar · sap · leaf · basket weaving · thatch · manuscript · Sri Lanka · Tamil Nadu · Cambodia
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
- MormonismBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, priesthood, Latter-day Saint
- ancient citiesAthens, Rome, Jerusalem, Sparta, Damascus
- Ancient Near EastMesopotamia, Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, Assyrian Empire
PalmyraPetra
Rock-carved Jordanian ruins
Machu Picchu · Angkor Wat · Pompeii · Ephesus · Persepolis
PalmyraRome
Italy's capital city
Athens · Alexandria · Petra · Constantinople · Babylon