Was founded in the Seleucid period 400 B.C. by Seleucus Necator (312-280 B.C.), it became under the rule of Parthians. In the 2nd century A.D. it was occupied by a Palmyrean garrison. The most important sites are: the Rampart, Palmyra Gate, the Tower and Temples of Palmyrean Gods, the Temple of Artemis, the Citadel and Synagogue which has been reconstituted in Damascus Museum.
