Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
BEIRUT, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Five artifacts from Palmyra, a war-torn ancient city in Syria, were returned to Damascus.
The pieces were displayed on Thursday at a handover ceremony hosted by the Lebanese National Museum, with the attendance of Lebanese Minister of Culture Muhammad Mortada, the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Al Ali, and the Syrian Directorate-General of Museums and Antiquities.
Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains monumental ruins of a city which was one of the most important cultural centers in ancient times.
The ancient city has seen the vicious attacks and occupation of the Islamic State (IS) two times throughout the Syrian crisis, and the people of that ancient oasis city went displaced more than once.
Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
Photo shows five Palmyra artifacts handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
A visitor is taking photo of Palmyra artifacts, which are handed over to the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon at the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut, Jan. 20, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)
People attend a celebration in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, Aug. 30, 2019. The Syrian government held a concert hailing the Syrian army's victories in the ancient city of Palmyra that was stormed by the Islamic State (IS) twice during the long-lasting Syrian war. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Aug. 30, 2019 shows a historic site in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua) ■
