HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )

HOMS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 30: A view of the ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmor), which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, in Homs, Syria on December 30, 2025. The ruins of Palmyra, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1980, were damaged by the Daesh in 2015. The former Bashar al-Assad regime also brought this cultural heritage to the brink of destruction through artillery and air strikes in an attempt to retake control of the ancient city. After the fall of the regime and the formation of a new government in Syria, local tourists are now visiting the heavily devastated Palmyra for the first time in 14 years, hoping for the day when it will be restored to its former glory. ( Adri Salido - Anadolu Agency )