Forbidden no more: Residents return to Palmyra as military zones reopen
The extremists launched a campaign of destruction, blowing up some of the most important structures of the Palmyra site, ...
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Emergency Safeguarding of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
In summer 2016, the Temple of Bel, among other important archaeological monuments of the World Heritage Site of Palmyra, was intentionally destroyed. An element of the structure of the Temple, the ...
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Islamic State Destroy Temple of Baal in Syria’s Palmyra
Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo: UNESCO.