Palmyra

Palmyra is in Syria. Palmyra is known as Tadmor to the Syrians. Both mean the same thing - date palm. The name comes from the lush oasis adjacent to the city which is home to some million date palms. It is the only oasis in Syria and perhaps the only truly tourist town.

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  • The Modern town has been set up at the edge of a huge site of Roman ruins. It's great to visit any time, but it's a place of magic to visit around sunset, when the loads of day-trip tourists are gone. Restaurants: Mohammad's restaurant (the one with a bedouin tent on the terrace) offers very nice … • Martin Z.
  • Go to "Spring" restourant. The food is good, prices are low and the owner is really friendly! • Sara G.
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Palmyra Travel Guide is based on Palmyra by ChubbyWimbus, Emad Al Sagheer, Max Harwood, jan, Claus Hansen, No fixed address, Joelf, Mcccxxv, Vidimian, iGuide and others. Palmyra Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.