Lion tombs (Arabic: مقابر الأسود الدادنية) is an ancient Dadanitic tombs cut from rock, with over than 20 tombs.
Location | Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia |
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Coordinates | 26°38′50″N 37°54′58″E / 26.647313936521993°N 37.916054845571054°E |
History | |
Founded | between 600BCE-500BCE[1] |
Cultures | Ancient lihyan |
Architecture | |
Architectural styles | Dadanitic |
History
editThe lion tombs are rock-cut burial niches decorated with reliefs of lions. The tombs are dated back between the 600BCE-500BCE. According to the religious beliefs of the day, the lions protected those buried within the tombs. These tombs are evidence of 2600 years of settlement in al-Ula, originally called Dedan.[3]
Bibliography
edit- Said Alsaid, Dedan Treasures of a Spectacular Culture, King Saud University.