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Palmyra
Palmyra was an ancient oasis city in the Syrian desert that grew rich on the caravan trade between the Roman Empire, Mesopotamia and the East. In the third century its rulers Odaenathus and then Queen Zenobia built a short-lived Palmyrene Empire, which seized Egypt and much of Anatolia until Aurelian defeated it in 272–273. Its monumental ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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