Tombe de Toutankhamon, KV62

Tombe de Toutankhamon, KV62 is an archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Tombe de Toutankhamon, KV62 is situated nearby to Tomb of Tutankhamun, as well as near the cemetery KV63.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun.

Valley of the Kings

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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.

Tomb of Tutankhamun

Tomb

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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.

KV63

Cemetery

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KV63 is a chamber in Egypt's Valley of the Kings pharaonic necropolis. Initially believed to be a royal tomb, it is now believed to have been a storage chamber for the mummification process.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

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'.

New Al Qarnh City

Village

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New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Tombe de Toutankhamon, KV62.

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.

Tombe de Toutankhamon, KV62

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

25.74038° or 25° 44′ 25″ north

Longitude

32.60145° or 32° 36′ 5″ east

Elevation

303 metres (994 feet)

Open location code

7GQJPJR2+5H

GeoNames ID

13535571

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