Tadmor Prison

Tadmor Prison
Tadmor Prison
Interactive map of Tadmor Prison
LocationTadmur, Homs Governorate, Syria
Coordinates34°33′32″N 38°17′7″E / 34.55889°N 38.28528°E / 34.55889; 38.28528
StatusDestroyed by ISIS. Active from 1930s–2001, 2011–2015.

Tadmor Prison (Arabic: سجن تدمر), referred to as the Desert Prison, was a former prison located in Palmyra, approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Damascus.

Tadmor prison was known for harsh conditions, extensive human rights abuse, torture and summary executions. A 2001 report by Amnesty International called it a source of "despair, torture and degrading treatment."

It was captured and destroyed by militants of the Islamic State (IS) in May 2015.

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