Palmyra - Tombs

"Sothren West Tombs" Palmyra	One of the first monuments a visitor sees when arriving by car from Damascus	The Southwestern Necropolis, Palmyra (2nd-3rd Century AD)	Largest of the tower tombs, SW Necropolis
Three Brothers Tomb (Naamai, Male and Saadai) 2nd Century AD	Subterranean Hypogeum of the Three Brothers, Palmyra	Guide unlocking the Tomb of the Three Brothers	View towards the Ancient City of Palmyra from the road to the Tomb of Elhabel
The Arab Citadel seen from the Western Necropolis	Palmyra's tower tombs would house many generations of large, wealthy families	Arab Citadel seen from the Necropolis	Ruins of a tower tomb, Palmyra
My rental car	Western Necropolis, Palmyra	Tomb of Elhabel, Western Necropolis, Palmyra	The first burial here was in 103 AD
Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra	Tomb of Elhabel, Western Necropolis, Palmyra	The Tomb of Elhabel is a family tomb with a capacity of 300	Carved busts of the occupants seal each chamber
Ceiling, Tomb of Elhabel	Ceiling of the ground floor of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra	Typical of Palmyra, the reclining tomb monument	Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra
Tomb of Elhabel, 2nd floor	The upper level of the Tomb of Elhabel	View from the top of the tower of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra	View from the top of the tower of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra
View from the top of the tower of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra	View from the top of the tower of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra	View from the Tomb of Elhabel	View from the top of the tower of the Tomb of Elhabel, Palmyra
The souvenir sellers wares, Palmyra	Thankfully, there were not too many souvenir touts in Palmyra	The Western Necropolis, Palmyra	The Western Necropolis, Palmyra
Continue following the road (left fork by the Tomb of Elhabel) to reach this reservoir	Near the reservoir is an area where shepherd graze their flocks	Flock of sheep behind the Western Necropolis, Palmyra	It's tough to believe there's enough vegetation for the sheep
Sheep, Palmyra	Sheep, Palmyra	Sheep, Palmyra, Syria	View of the Western Necropolis from the Citadel of Palmyra
View of Palmyra Castle (Arab Citadel) from the Necropolis	The Western Necropolis from the Colonnade at dusk