This is one of the most magnificent and mysterious monumental tombs in Hegra, also called Qasr Al Farid. It is the largest (single) tomb of Hegra – that of Lihyan, the son of Kuza – about 22 metres high, but unfinished. This tomb differs from the other tombs in that it is the one and only tomb carved into a solitary rock. As with other tombs, Lihyan’s tomb also features a Nabataean “stairway to heaven“, consisting of two groups of five steps, arranged in the uppermost part of the façade and waiting for the soul of the buried person to ascend to heaven.
Jabal Al Banat in Hegra (Al Ula)
2026-03-27
Jabal Al Banat, also known as Qasr al Bint, is perhaps the most extensive contiguous burial site in Hegra. Its 30 or so
