德丹 Dadan | 沙特阿拉伯

德丹遗址曾是德丹王国和利哈亚尼王国的首都。这座城市遍布石峰，横跨山谷的绿洲，其历史可以追溯到公元前9世纪末8世纪初（德丹王国）和公元前5-2世纪（利哈亚尼王国）。依托乳香贸易的繁荣发展，德丹成为了公元前一千年时期阿拉伯北部最发达的城市之一。

在德丹遗址东面的红岩峭壁上矗立着十几座被凿刻出来的古墓。从远处看像简单的黑色矩阵，走近就会发现其实是一座座工艺精湛的墓葬纪念碑，其中最著名的当属狮子陵。狮子象征着权力和保护，标志着埋葬在这里的极有可能是当时地位显赫的人物，甚至可能是皇室成员。这些墓葬石刻高出地面50米，它们是如何在没有现代建筑设备的情况下被雕刻而成的呢？这就如同埃及金字塔的建成一样至今还是个迷~
注：德丹历史遗址包含在德丹和伊克玛山谷之旅 (Dadan & Jabal Ikmah Tour) 行程之内，包括德丹历史遗址、伊克玛山谷遗址和交通等。

Amongst the most significant discoveries in all of AlUla is the city of Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan kingdoms. The city, which was built meticulously from stone and astride the valley’s oasis, dates back between the late 9th and early 8th century BCE (Kingdom of Dadan) and 5th–2nd century BCE (Kingdom of Lihyan). Because of its proximity to incense trade routes, Dadan was one of the most developed 1st-millennium BCE cities in northern Arabia. Outside of trading activities, inhabitants of Dadan also utilised the region’s fertility to grow multiple types of crops.

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