JOSEPH EID via Getty Images
現地国営テレビの報道によると、過激派組織「イスラム国」は２０日、シリア中部の古代都市パルミラを制圧した。政府軍はすでに撤退した。神殿群などからなるパルミラ遺跡は、国連教育科学文化機関（ユネスコ）から世界遺産に認定されている。
イスラム国はこれまでにもイラクなどで遺跡の破壊行為を繰り返しており、国営テレビによると、イスラム国の戦闘員はすでにパルミラ遺跡に侵入しようとしているという。
遺跡担当のシリア当局者は、ロイターに対して、塑像などはすでに安全な場所に移していると述べた。ただし「懸念されるのは、動かすことのできない博物館や大規模な遺物だ」とし、遺跡の保全を訴えた。［ベイルート ２０日 ロイター］
世界遺産 パルミラ 画像集
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(01 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(02 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(03 of42)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ\nA picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the external courtyard of the sanctuary of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. Syria\'s fabled desert Greco-Roman oasis of Palmyra saw its last tourist in September 2011, six months after the uprising began. Its most recent visitors are violence and looting. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(04 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(05 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the courtyard of the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(06 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows Syrian citizens walking in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(07 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the inside of the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(08 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the courtyard of the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
Tourists are seen visiting Palmyra also(09 of42)
Tourists are seen visiting Palmyra also known as Tadmur in Arabic, 220 kms northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 19, 2010, a wealthy city located along the caravan routes linking Persia with the Mediterranean ports of Roman Syria and Phoenicia and home to Queen Septimia Zenobia, eventually captured by Roman Emperor Aurelian and brought to Rome and paraded in golden chains, but allowed to retire and live her life in Tibur. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUAI BESHARA via Getty Images)
A view of Palmyra also known as Tadmur i(10 of42)
A view of Palmyra also known as Tadmur in Arabic, 220 kms northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 19, 2010, a wealthy city located along the caravan routes linking Persia with the Mediterranean ports of Roman Syria and Phoenicia and home to Queen Septimia Zenobia, eventually captured by Roman Emperor Aurelian and brought to Rome and paraded in golden chains, but allowed to retire and live her life in Tibur. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUAI BESHARA via Getty Images)
Tourists are seen visiting Palmyra also(11 of42)
Tourists are seen visiting Palmyra also known as Tadmur in Arabic, 220 kms northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 19, 2010, a wealthy city located along the caravan routes linking Persia with the Mediterranean ports of Roman Syria and Phoenicia and home to Queen Septimia Zenobia, eventually captured by Roman Emperor Aurelian and brought to Rome and paraded in golden chains, but allowed to retire and live her life in Tibur. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUAI BESHARA via Getty Images)
A picture shows a camel in the historic(12 of42)
Palmyra, SYRIA: A picture shows a camel in the historic town of Palmyra during the al-Badia festival, northeastern Damascus, 05 May 2007. The festival activities, held by the Ministry of Tourism, include horse and camel races, competition for the prettiest mare, art exhibitions and musical concerts. AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUAI BESHARA via Getty Images)
Mideast Syria Islamic State(13 of42)
FILE - This FILE photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria. Islamic State militants seized parts of the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday after fierce clashes with government troops, renewing fears the extremist group would destroy the priceless archaeological site if it reaches the ruins. (SANA via AP, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mideast Syria Islamic State(14 of42)
FILE - This file photo released on Sunday, May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria. Islamic State militants seized parts of the ancient town of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday after fierce clashes with government troops, renewing fears the extremist group would destroy the priceless archaeological site if it reaches the ruins. (SANA via AP, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-PALMYRA-HERITAGE(15 of42)
A general view taken on May 18, 2015 shows the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a day after Islamic State (IS) group jihadists fired rockets into the city, killing several people. Fierce clashes have rocked Palmyra\'s outskirts since IS launched an offensive on May 13 to capture the 2,000-year-old world heritage site nicknamed \'the pearl of the desert\'. AFP PHOTO /STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-PALMYRA-HERITAGE(16 of42)
A general view taken on May 18, 2015 shows the castle of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a day after Islamic State (IS) group jihadists fired rockets into the city and killing five people. Fierce clashes have rocked Palmyra\'s outskirts since IS launched an offensive on May 13 to capture the 2,000-year-old world heritage site nicknamed \'the pearl of the desert\'. AFP PHOTO /STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(17 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows the he Tetrapylon (Monumental Entrance), which was reconstructed after 1963 by the Directorate of Antiquities of Syria, in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(18 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows columns in the courtyard of the temple of Baal at the ancient city of Palmyra on March 14, 2014, damaged by artillary shelling in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(19 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a Syrian policeman standing on the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(20 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows damage caused by shelling on a wall in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(21 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows damage caused by shelling on a wall in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(22 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows damage caused by shelling on a wall in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(23 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows columns in the courtyard of the temple of Baal at the ancient city of Palmyra on March 14, 2014, damaged by artillary shelling in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
Mideast Syria Palmyra(24 of42)
FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2002, file photo, a symbolic trade caravan representing the prosperous trade during the era of Queen Zanobya 260-273AD attend a show held in the ancient city of Palmyra, some 240 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Damascus, Syria. A Syrian official said on Sunday that the situation is \"fully under control\" in Palmyra despite breaches by Islamic State militants who pushed into the historic town a day earlier. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(25 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows carvings on a wall in the courtyard of the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(26 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(27 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows carvings on a wall in the courtyard of the sanctury of Baal in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(28 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a Syrian policemen patrolling the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(29 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a Syrian policeman patrolling the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(30 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(31 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 the Temple of Standards seen through two Corinthian columns in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(32 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows Syrian policemen patrolling the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(33 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(34 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
Palmyra Amphitheatre(35 of42)
Syria.\n\nPalmyra was in the ancient times an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 120 km southwest of the Euphrates. It has long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert and was known as the Bride of the Desert. The Greek name for the city, Palmyra (ΠαλμÏÏα), is a translation of its original Aramaic name, Tadmor, which means \'palm tree\'. Tadmor (in Arabic تدÙر) is today the name of a small city next to the ruins, heavily dependent on tourism.\n\nIn the mid-first century A.D., Palmyra, a wealthy and elegant Syrian city located along the caravan routes linking the Parthian Iran with the Mediterranean ports of Roman Syria and Phoenicia, came under Roman control. During the following period of great prosperity, the Aramaean citizens of Palmyra adopted customs and modes of dress from both the Iranian Parthian world to the east and the Graeco-Roman west.\n\nInfor and reading more at:\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra (credit:Hovic/Flickr)
Overlooking the Roman City(36 of42)
Heritage site: Site of Palmyra, Syrian Arab Republic\nOne of many fabulous historic sites in Syria. Every day, taxis take groups of people up to the Arab castle that overlooks the Roman city, to watch the sunset. The view is great , the castle is largely intact and loads of fun to run around, and the colours, best seen when looking in the opposite direction from this picture, are stunning. But the really memorable thing about Palmyra, and, indeed, the rest of Syria was the friendliness and hospitality of the people there. (credit:Neil and Kathy Carey/Flickr)
DSC_0349.NEF(37 of42)
(credit:benjamincooper/Flickr)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(38 of42)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ\nA picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a sculpture depicting a princess from the ancient Syrian oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus, displayed at the city\'s museum. Syria\'s fabled desert Greco-Roman oasis of Palmyra saw its last tourist in September 2011, six months after the uprising began. Its most recent visitors are violence and looting. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(39 of42)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ\nA picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus. Syria\'s fabled desert Greco-Roman oasis of Palmyra saw its last tourist in September 2011, six months after the uprising began. Its most recent visitors are violence and looting. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(40 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a sculpture depicting a rich family from the ancient Syrian oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus, displayed at the city\'s museum. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(41 of42)
A picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a sculpture found in the ancient Syrian oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus, and now displayed at the city\'s museum. From the 1st to the 2nd century, the art and architecture of Palmyra, standing at the crossroads of several civilizations, married Graeco-Roman techniques with local traditions and Persian influences. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PALMYRA(42 of42)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SAMMY KETZ\nA picture taken on March 14, 2014 shows a sculpture found in the ancient Syrian oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres northeast of Damascus, and now displayed at the city\'s museum. Syria\'s fabled desert Greco-Roman oasis of Palmyra saw its last tourist in September 2011, six months after the uprising began. Its most recent visitors are violence and looting. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)