Maqābir al Malikāt
Maqābir al Malikāt is an archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Maqābir al Malikāt is situated nearby to Valley of the Queens, as well as near Nefertari-Merymut tomb.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.
Valley of the Queens
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The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC.
Nefertari-Merymut tomb
Tomb
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QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
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El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. El-Assasif is situated 2½ km east of Maqābir al Malikāt.
Luxor
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Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
Maqābir al Malikāt
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Bibân el-Harîm”, “Maqabir al Malikat”, and “Tombs of the Queens”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.72786° or 25° 43′ 40″ northLongitude
32.59287° or 32° 35′ 34″ eastElevation
121 metres (397 feet)Open location code
7GQJPHHV+44GeoNames ID
350492
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In Other Languages
“Maqābir al Malikāt” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر الملكات”
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