Palmyra Castle, the Arab fort built a thousand years after the Roman city below |
The Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Palmyra Castle |
Qalaat ibn Maan, Tadmor, Syria |
Barren landscape, Palmyra |
Ruins of an ancient tomb at the base of the volcanic cone |
Ruins of a tomb from Ancient Palmyra (2nd-3rd C. AD) below Palmyra Castle |
The Arab Citadel rising behind ruins of the defensive wall of Diocletian's Camp, Palmyra |
Volcanic cone with Palmyra Castle and a pair of ancient tombs |
In the 17th Century AD, the Lebanese Emir Fakhr al-Din built the structure we see today |
Qalaat Fakhr al-Din ibn Ma'ani, Tadmor |
The 17th Century fortifications were built to defend against Ottoman encroachment |
The Emirs plans were unsuccessful and he was captured and executed by the Ottomans in 1635 |
Palmyra Castle rising above the ancient city |
The Arab Citadel at Palmyra, Syria |
The Arab Citadel at Palmyra, Syria |
Palmyra Castle |
A paved road leads to the castle on top of the hill |
View of the extensive ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra (Roman 2nd C. AD) and the palm oasis |
Main colonnade of Palmyra seen from the Castle |
Western Necropolis with the Tomb of Jamblica, Palmyra |
Palmyra Castle |
Palmyra Castle |
View of the desert north of Palmyra Castle |
View of the modern city of Tadmor (Palmyra) and the hippodrome |
Tadmor (Palmyra) Syria |
View from the castle |
Palmyra Hippodrome seen from the Arab Citadel |
The ancient ruins at Palmyra, a World Heritage Site |
Sanctuary of Bel, the most well perserved of the Palmyran ruins |
Bridge leading into the castle |
View SW from Palmyra Castle |
Necropolis and palm oasis, Palmyra |
Wide view of Palmyra from the Arab Citadel, Syria |
Russian-built transport taking off from Tadmor Airport |
Russian-built transport flying low over the ruins of Palmyra, Syria |
Russian-built transport flying over the Palmyra Necropolis |
Al-Qalaat Al-Arabiya - built during the Ayubid era (12-13th C) then extended and reconstructed by Fakhr Ed-Din (17th C) |
Courtyard of the Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Interior of Palmyra Castle |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
A tower of the Arab Citadel with the ruins of Ancient Palmyra |
A tower of the Arab Citadel with the ruins of Ancient Palmyra |
Palmyra Castle, Syria |
View through a window, Palmyra |
Interior chamber of the Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |
Cistern of Palmyra Castle |
Walk carefully! |
Interior, Palmyra Castle |
Looking down into the dry moat |
Lower level of Palmyra Castle |
Interior, Palmyra Castle |
Ruins of the Ancient City seen from the Arabic Citadel, Palmyra |
Qalaat al-Araby, Tadmor |
Arab Citadel, Palmyra |