Photo: Zenobia Hotel in Palmyra, ... Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen. June 11, 2025 9:36 AM ET. By . Jane Arraf Jackie Lay/NPR ...

The Zenobia was built in the 1920s. It was named after Queen Zenobia, the legendary ruler of ancient Palmyra who annexed part of the Roman Empire when the city was a key stop on the Silk Road. I took ...

Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen By Jane Arraf Published June 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM EDT ...

Battered and bullet-ridden but still standing! It doesn't look it now, but this was one of the most elegant hotels in the Middle East. The Zenobia was built in the 1920s. It was named after Queen ...

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen By Jane Arraf Published June 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM EDT ...

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen By Jane Arraf Published June 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM EDT ...

Battered and bullet-ridden but still standing! It doesn't look it now, but this was one of the most elegant hotels in the Middle East. The Zenobia was built in the 1920s. It was named after Queen ...

It was named after Queen Zenobia, the legendary ruler of ancient Palmyra who annexed part of the Roman Empire when the city was a key stop on the Silk Road.

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen By Jane Arraf Published June 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM EDT ...