Palmyra, meaning City of Palms, was a famous Syrian city which was a trading centre on the trading routes of Ancient Europe. Its ancient name was Tadmor but it was called Palmyra by the Romans who ranked it 4th in the seven wonders of the ancient world. The name Palmyra was chosen from a competition run by the Melville Road Board and the street names chosen are names associated with Ancient History in the Middle East area (eg. Zenobia, Cleopatra, Solomon, Aurelian, Antony, etc).

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