Palmyra
/pælˈmaɪrə/- an ancient city of Syria, an oasis in the Syrian desert north-east of Damascus on the site of present-day Tadmur巴尔米拉（叙利亚古城, 大马士革东北现今塔德穆尔所在的叙利亚沙漠中的一块绿洲）。
词源
Greek form of the city's modern and ancient pre-Semitic name Tadmur or Tadmor， meaning 'city of palms'.