Maqābir al Mulūk
Maqābir al Mulūk is an archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Maqābir al Mulūk is situated nearby to the cemetery KV62 Tomb of Tutankhamen, as well as near KV64.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and KV62 Tomb of Tutankhamen.
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.
KV62 Tomb of Tutankhamen
Cemetery
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The tomb of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.
KV64
Cemetery
KV64 is the tomb of an unknown Eighteenth Dynasty individual in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt that was re-used in the Twenty-second Dynasty for the burial of the priestess Nehmes Bastet, who held the office of "chantress" at the temple of Karnak.
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'.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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 Mulūk
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Bibân el-Mulûk”, “Maqabir al Muluk”, and “Tombs of the Kings”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74027° or 25° 44′ 25″ northLongitude
32.60157° or 32° 36′ 6″ eastElevation
188 metres (617 feet)Open location code
7GQJPJR2+4JGeoNames ID
353494
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In Other Languages
“Maqābir al Mulūk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر الملوك”
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