KV57 Tomb of Horemheb
KV57 Tomb of Horemheb is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. KV57 Tomb of Horemheb is situated nearby to the tomb KV8, as well as near the cemetery KV9 Rameses V and Rameses VI.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun.
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.
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.
KV8
Tomb
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Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial chamber, located at the end of 160 metres of corridor, originally held a set of four nested sarcophagi.
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
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Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It 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, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.
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.
KV57 Tomb of Horemheb
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74075° or 25° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
32.60075° or 32° 36′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJR2+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 1047911965OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“KV57 Tomb of Horemheb” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حرمهب”
- French: “KV57 Tombe de Horemheb”
- German: “Grabmal von Haremhab”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Horemheb”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Unknown tomb and KV9 Rameses V and Rameses VI.
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