| LC control no. | n 82076341 |
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| Geographic heading | Tadmur (Syria) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Syria--Tadmur |
| Variant(s) | Tudmur (Syria) Tadmor (Syria) Tedmor (Syria) Palmyra (Syria) Palmyre (Syria) |
| See also | Palmyra |
| Special note | Heading is applicable after 634. Before 635, use: Palmyra. |
| Found in | BGN 8/4/81 (Tadmur, ppl, 34°33ʹN, 38°17ʹE; variants: Tudmur, Tadmor) Tel. call to BGN, 7/11/84 (Tadmur (Syria); ppl, 34°33ʹN, 38°17ʹE; variants: Tudmur, Tadmor, Tedmor) BGN, 10-21-87 (Tadmur, ppl., 34°33ʹN, 38°17ʹE; variants: Palmyre, Tedmor, Tudmur, Tadmor, Palmyra) Browning, I. Palmyra, c1979: p. 9 (name Tadmor is attested as early as 19th cent. B.C.) p. 10 (known to Romans as Palmyra; incorporated into Roman province of Syria in ca. 17 A.D.) p. 50 (with Islam, town reverted to its ancient name Tadmor; surrendered to Khalid ibn al Walid in 634) |
| Geographic area code | a-sy--- |
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