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Palmyra

Oasis city in the Syrian desert that grew wealthy controlling Silk Road caravan trade, reaching its height in the 3rd century CE under the rebel Queen Zenobia; Islamic State militants demolished the Lion of Al-lat, the Baalshamin and Bel temples and other monuments in 2015, before Syrian forces recaptured the site in 2017 and restoration work began.

Dated events and their evidence

• 270 CE mainstream
  peak as a Silk Road caravan city under Queen Zenobia (r. 267-272 CE) source
• 2015 CE mainstream
  deliberate destruction of major monuments by ISIL source

Where

34.5514° N, 38.2681° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra

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