Palmyra Castle

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