Palmyra (Tadmor) 

Tetrapylon (in part) and the castle

Palmyra is splendid, a very particular place. It is where the Roman and Sassanid Empires in the Antique met and their influence were mixed with the characteristics of the population by then Helenic-Aramean-Arabic
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra
I think you would say that this is exactly how you expect a place like Syria to be, camels, tents, caravans,.. WRONG! This is the only place where I saw camels, for tourists!
To the background you see peculiar tomb-towers. It was a very misty and windy day but this might have added some effects to the picture.