Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo: UNESCO.

Palmyra, located in the Syrian desert northeast of Damascus ... The triumphal arch and Temple of Baal Shamin were described as being "smashed to smithereens." The destroyed Temple of Baal Shamin ...

Besides the extensive collateral damage to the sites, the intentional destruction of cultural heritage in Syria reached an unprecedented degree and culminated in extensive destructions in Palmyra, and ...

The histories of the Temple of Bel ... all destroyed by so called Islamic state in and around Palmyra. Show more In May 2015, the Syrian city of Palmyra was captured by the forces of the so ...

A group of Russian archeologists and architects has returned from Syria, where they examined ... is working to create a digital model of Palmyra’s Temple of Bel that would represent the monument ...

Residents of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra began ... some of the most important structures of the Palmyra site, ...

TASS /. The Crimean authorities and the Syrian Ministry of Culture have agreed that world-famous Crimean renovators will engage in the restoration of the monuments of Palmyra, an ancient city ...

Palmyra is known for the historic Roman temple complex nearby. Israel frequently targets military sites and facilities associated with Iran-linked groups in Syria but rarely acknowledges the strikes.