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Tadmur (Arabic: تدمر; also spelled Tadmor and Tudmur; in English known as Palmyra) is a city in central Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is located in an oasis in the middle of the Syrian Desert 215 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Damascus and 180 kilometres (110 mi) southwest of the Euphrates River. The ruins of ancient Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are situated about 500 metres (1⁄3 mi) southwest of the modern city centre. Relatively isolated, the nearest localities include Arak to the east, al-Sukhnah further to the northeast, Tiyas to the west and al-Qaryatayn to the southwest.
Tadmur is the administrative center of the Tadmur District and the Tadmur Subdistrict. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the city had a population of 51,323 and the subdistrict a population of 55,062 in the 2004 census. Tadmur's inhabitants were recorded to be Sunni Muslims in 1838. During the Syrian Civil War, the city's population significantly increased due to the influx of internally-displaced refugees from other parts of the country.
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Into the fire I go, flames dancing before my eyes
Lust and desire, Satan's call, I can feel it burning, I can feel the fire
Inferno of glorious pain, the moon glows red as I cut open my veins
Eternity opens, I heed its call, take me beyond the underworld
My body is burning bright as the bells of doom chimes in the night
Lord of sin, guide me on my way as I face the gates of Hell
Kneeling before the endless flames, I'm one with the night, I broke my mortal chains
Blessed by Satan and ready for death, I enter the eternal fire...
Dwelling beyond the netherworlds
My life was just a dream
In death is where I find the truth of life
At one with the raging fires
I've reach my final end