🏺 Dilmun Burial Mounds
Royal Mound 10 — UNESCO World Heritage Site
Royal Mound 10, part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bahrain, is distinguished by its exceptional size and unique architectural features, suggesting that it was the final resting place of a prominent figure within the Dilmun civilization.
📋 Fast Facts
- Constructed during the Early Dilmun period (circa 2050–1750 BCE)
- Circular stone mound measuring 28 metres in diameter and 4.5 metres high
- Features a central burial chamber with narrow passageway and decorated walls
- Part of thousands of burial mounds across western Bahrain reflecting 3rd–2nd millennium BCE settlement
Royal Mound 10 is part of the Dilmun Burial Mounds, an extensive necropolis in Bahrain recognised as a ...