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。

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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。

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He quickly learned he would have to cross almost 800 kilometers of the great Syrian Desert.

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