Multiple ancient cultures converge at this city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, where historical attractions predate the ...

Unesco created its first World Heritage Sites in 1978, aiming to preserve places of “outstanding universal value”. It’s a bold ambition, and one that now includes everything from the Taj ...

The few remaining residents of the modern city, many of whose grandparents and great-grandparents lived in the ruins of the ancient capital before the new city was created, take strong pride in ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks and more than a decade of Syria's civil war. It also carries Syrian ...

The few remaining residents of the modern city, many of whose grandparents and great-grandparents lived in the ruins of the ancient capital before the new city was created, take strong pride in ...