Tadmor Prison

Tadmor Prison
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) was located in Palmyra (Tadmor in Arabic) in the deserts of eastern Syria approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Damascus. It was also referred to as the Desert Prison.

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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