The entrance to the Roman Theater's precinct, part of the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, late Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra under a star-studded sky in Syria, in the late hours of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The colonnaded Long Street in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra is seen under a star-filled sky in Syria, early Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The façade of the Temple of Bel's precinct, in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, early Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The entrance to the Roman Theater at the end of the colonnaded Long Street in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra is seen under a star-filled sky in Syria, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The rear gate of the Roman Theater in the ancient city of Palmyra is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, early Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra under a star-studded sky in Syria, in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Columns of the Long Street, foreground, and the rear gate of the Roman Theater in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra are seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, late Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra under a star-studded sky in Syria, in the late hours of Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The colonnaded Long Street in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra is seen under a star-filled sky in Syria, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The entrance to the Roman Theater's precinct, part of the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, late Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The entrance to the Roman Theater precinct, in the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, is seen under a star-studded sky in Syria, early Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
The ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra under a star-studded sky in Syria, in the late hours of Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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4:38 AM on Friday, August 29
By GHAITH ALSAYED
PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — The stately remnants of 2,000-year-old columns and temples rise from the sand in the ancient city of Palmyra, known to locals as the “Bride of the Desert.”
Once the capital of a Roman client state under Queen Zenobia, Palmyra stood as a key hub on the Silk Road linking Rome and Asia.
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