Lion tombs (Arabic: مقابر الأسود الدادنية) are ancient Dadanitic tombs cut from rock, with over than 20 tombs, located in the temple of Mahlab al-Naqa area of al-Ula, Saudi Arabia.
History The lion tombs are rock-cut burial niches decorated with reliefs of lions. The tombs are dated back between the 600 BCE-500 BCE. 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.the lion tombs of Saudi Arabia
References
Bibliography Said Alsaid, Dedan Treasures of a Spectacular Culture, King Saud University.