El-Khokha
El-Khokha is a tomb in Qena Governorate, Egypt. El-Khokha is situated nearby to T178 Tomb of Neferronpet, as well as near the village El-Assasif.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and El-Khokha.
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.
El-Khokha
Archaeological site
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The necropolis of El-Khokha is located on the west bank of the river Nile at Thebes, Egypt. The necropolis is surrounds a hill and has five Old Kingdom tombs and over 50 tombs from the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties as well as some from the First Intermediate Period and the Late Period.
T178 Tomb of Neferronpet
Photo: Hotepibre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Theban Tomb TT178 is located in El-Khokha, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. TT178 was the burial place of the ancient Egyptian named Neferronpet called Kenro, who was a scribe of the treasury in the estate of Amun-Re.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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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.
El-Khokha
- Type: Tomb
- Category: burial
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.73287° or 25° 43′ 58″ northLongitude
32.61257° or 32° 36′ 45″ eastElevation
96 metres (315 feet)Open location code
7GQJPJM7+42GeoNames ID
8224893
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