Tomb of Kwa Em Waset
Tomb of Kwa Em Waset is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Tomb of Kwa Em Waset is situated nearby to the tomb QV43, as well as near Tomb of Pareherwenemef QV42.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Valley of the Queens is situated 120 metres northeast of Tomb of Kwa Em Waset.
QV44
Tomb
QV44 is one of several tombs located in the Valley of the Queens intended for the use of Ramesses III's sons. The painted reliefs decorating Khaemwaset E's tomb illustrate his ritual and symbolic journey in the Afterlife as he meets the main gods of that region as well as the genies who guard the gates of the kingdom of Osiris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, 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'. El-Assasif is situated 2½ km east of Tomb of Kwa Em Waset.
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. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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.
Tomb of Kwa Em Waset
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.72679° or 25° 43′ 36″ northLongitude
32.59222° or 32° 35′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHGR+PVOpenStreetMap ID
node 10309364035OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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