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Palmyra (Tadmur)


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Palmyra (Aramaic ܬܕܡܘܪ Arabic: تدمر) was in ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates. It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. This city was taken by ISIS in the summer of 2015.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra

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  • Tadmor Prison, milea wrote 7 years ago:
    The worst prison in the world should change its name ... Tadmor is no longer a place of detention, but a extermination camp, a real mouth of hell! Even the executions no longer acquire the recognized form in which the convict is killed by shooting or hanging. At Tadmor, executions become tortuous tricks that ultimately aim at the victim's cruel death. There is even a torture manual for the guards, which describes in detail all the means to suppress a human being in maximum torment. Guilty or innocent are also punished for any minor reason with sick hatred. Detainees are tied to hands, hanging from the ceiling and beaten with metal pipes. Sometimes their arms and legs are hit with axes. The apocalypse of human cruelty occurred on June 27, 1980 when about 500 detainees were killed without guardianship. This is the biggest massacre in the history of prisons around the world.
  • Grain Silos, Max (guest) wrote 8 years ago:
    Controlled by ISIS
  • Tadmur (Palmyra) Airport - Airbase, Semen9 wrote 8 years ago:
    Aerodrome, 3 hours after the liberation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCWD-h60eVs
  • Fakhreddine al-Ma'any Castle (Palmyra Castle - citadel), Semen9 wrote 8 years ago:
    Video of the castle immediately after the liberation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwScFbRaAQ
  • Ad-Daman, ip (guest) wrote 9 years ago:
    This should be Jabal Hiyyal as explained in article: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/tiger-forces-liberate-jabal-hayyal-northern-palmyra/
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Palmyra (Tadmur) on the map.

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