Why Palmyra Was Located In The Syrian Desert 为什么巴尔米拉坐落于叙利亚的沙漠之中
But historians could never understand how Palmyra's 100,000 residents were able to thrive in the middle of the Syrian desert& or why they would live there in the first place. 但是历史学家永远不明白巴尔米拉的十万居民是如何在叙利亚沙漠的中部生存下来的,或者说,他们一开始为什么要选择在那里生活。
An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. 帕尔米拉堪称叙利亚沙漠中的一片绿洲,它位于大马士革的东北方,是古代最重要的文化中心之一,城内现仍保存有当时的许多纪念性建筑。
Weapons of Mass Destruction ( 2003) Bush's WMDs never found in Iraq or the Syrian desert. 大规模杀伤性武器(2003)布什所说的大规模杀伤性武器在伊拉克或叙利亚沙漠并未发现。
He quickly learned he would have to cross almost eight hundred kilometers of the great Syrian Desert. 他很快就了解到,要从大马士革到巴格达,他必须经过800公里的大沙漠。
Kingdom of Palmyra, Syria, an oasis and trade crossroads in the Syrian desert. 当时这里还是叙利亚沙漠上的绿洲和集散地。
It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. 这里是旅行者穿越叙利亚沙漠的必经之地,因其名沙漠新娘而著称。