| In 1987 Henry Cooper literally sailed into retirement on a spiffy, 50-foot ketch that he called the Palmyra. |
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| Thickets of flamboya, casuarina and sweet coconut give way to the arid Palmyra palm. |
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| Chandra was gunned down as she entered her car in the car park of Langmore Health Clinic Foundation in Palmyra, San Fernando. |
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| The campaign started with the Governorate of Palmyra in October 2002 and has extended to other areas. |
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| It struck the official medals of the Organization in tribute to Gandhi, Fellini and Confucius, and on the archaeological site of Palmyra. |
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| All day in the magnificent oasis city of Palmyra, capital of the legendary Queen Zenobia, who dared to challenge the power of Rome. |
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| Not far from here is the desert oasis of Palmyra, an ancient site associated with the legendary Queen Zenobia. |
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| When I compare my memory of Palmyra to the place described in news articles about ISIS, I wonder if the ruins have hazed over in my memory. |
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| It's a phenomenon that's ever changing and everyone is surprised what's happened in Palmyra. |
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| It finally requests the Secretariat to continue its work to develop, starting early in 1999, the management plan of Palmyra. |
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| This lagoon is on the Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, one of Earth's many carbon sinks. |
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| The next visit to Sri Lanka by a Palmyra delegation is planned for 2008, if the political situation permits. |
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| In late 2006 Petro-Canada became the operator of the Production Sharing Agreement for the Ash Shaer and Cherrife fields in the Palmyra region and the associated Ebla Gas development project. |
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| It was the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom from the 4th century BC until it lost its commercial importance at the beginning of the 2nd century AD due to the development of sea routes and the city of Palmyra to the north. |
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| The MAM programme and the Homs Governorate, to which the region of Palmyra is attached, have together defined the scope that must be considered when preparing a regional development strategy. |
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| Despite the resemblance to Umayyad decorative motifs, the motifs from Raqqa rely directly on classical prototypes, specifically those found in the desert city of Palmyra, about 180 km further south. |
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| At the regional level, the programme has developed a spatial development scheme for the eastern region and a development strategy for the Palmyra region with the Ministry and work teams from local authorities. |
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| This panel covered the floor of the reception hall in the west wing of the Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, which is located in the Syrian Desert between Damascus and Palmyra. |
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| Syrian Desert, 80 km southwest of Palmyra. |
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| The Great Colonnade A grand colonnaded street measuring 1100 metres long was the main avenue for Palmyra and linked the Temple of Baal to the West Gate and the Funerary Temple. |
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| The event has seen the statue of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, being relocated and placed in al-Umawiyeen Square in Damascus. |
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| Arabia Deserta was the entire desert region extending north from Arabia Felix to Palmyra and the Euphrates, including all the area between Pelusium on the Nile and Babylon. |
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| They culminate with Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, whose life provides a fitting grand finale to the first three millennia of this ancient civilisation. |
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| From the fan-shaped leaves to the root, the palmyra palm forms an intrinsic part of the life and cuisine of this region. |
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| For commoners, it was umbrella hats made from palmyra or the dried leaf of arecanut palm conically folded like a conjurer's hat. |
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| The palmyra palm being the most useful of the species is widely grown in tropical coastal zones. |
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| Fry are collected from sandy regions with gear that consist of a piece of cloth 3 m x 1.2 m and 3 m of rope as a scare-line, with palmyra leaves tied to it at short intervals. |
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