Photo showing the sandstone facade of Jabal AlBanat with the decorated tomb entryways.

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Jabal AlBanat

Hegra, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Explore the Nabataean Tombs of Hegra

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This is a companion guide to the interactive 3D virtual tour: Jabal AlBanat. You can click here (Opens in new tab) to begin the tour.

Story outline

Each stop is a location within the virtual tour. Use the "Explore in 3D" button to jump straight to any stop.

Voices

Hear Stories From Locals & Experts

  • An man in traditional white thobe and red-checkered headscarf seated in an armchair indoors, relaxed and smiling gently

    Dr. Mutlaq al Mutlaq

    Archaeologist

    Mutlaq Sulayman Al-Mutlaq is a native of AlUla and a graduate of King Saud University. He has served as the Director of the Tourism and National Heritage Office of AlUla and Manager of the World Heritage Site at Hegra.

  • Woman wearing a black niqab and abaya seated on a beige armchair indoors, hands folded on lap, wooden doors in the background

    Shouq Al Sharari

    Rawi Guide

    Shouq Al-Sharari works as a storyteller with the Rawat AlUla team. Their connection to Jabal AlBanat runs very deep and they consider the site a part of their identity.

  • Woman wearing a black niqab and abaya seated on a beige armchair indoors, hands folded in their lap, wooden doors in background

    Sahar Al Timani

    Rawi Guide

    Sahar Al-Taymani is one of the storytellers of Hegra (Al-Hijr), and AlUla in general. Jabal AlBanat, the "Mountain of Women" is one of her favorite places within AlUla

  • A smiling woman with curly dark hair and glasses seated in an armchair against a wooden door, wearing a light long-sleeve shirt and jeans

    Ylenia Rubino

    Heritage Conservation and Restoration Specialist

    Elenia Rubino is a conservator-restorer for the ESTIA Company and site manager for the Hegra Conservation Project.

Partners

About the Project

Created in collaboration with Saudi ICOMOS, the Royal Commission for AlUla, and members of the AlUla community, this Tapestry draws on previously collected 3D data and new interviews to bring the stories of Jabal AlBanat to life for global audiences.

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Credits

Unless otherwise noted, all media is copyright Royal Commission of AlUla. We would like to extend a special thanks to those community members who lent their voice and expertise to this project Dr. Mutlaq Al Mutlaq, Shouq Al Sharari, Sahar Al Timani, and Ylenia Rubino. Additional thanks to José Ignacio Gallego Revilla, Marie Line Farah and Turki Al Qadi for their support of this project. The 3D data of the monument was collected by Factum Foundation.

3D Virtual Tour

Jabal AlBanat

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Part of: World Heritage, Ancient Worlds