Valley of the Tombs

Not to be confused with Valley of the Tomb.
Valley of the Tombs
The Valley of the Tombs in 2008
LocationPalmyra, Syria
Coordinates34°33′09″N 38°15′26″E / 34.552418°N 38.257141°E / 34.552418; 38.257141

The Valley of the Tombs (Arabic: وادي القبور, romanized: Wādī al-Qubūr) is a necropolis at the west of Palmyra, Syria. It is one of the three necropoleis present around the ancient city. It is one kilometre long (0.62 mi),[1] and easily recognizable by its tower-tombs, among which the former towers of Atenatan, Kitot, Iamblichus and Elahbel where the earliest finds of silk were made[2] and that were destroyed by ISIS in 2015.[3]

  1. ^ Beattie & Pepper 2001, p. 291.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wilson and Bowman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "In latest round of destruction, ISIL reduces three ancient tower tombs in Palmyra to rubble". National Post. Retrieved 2020-09-23.