KV8 Merenptah
KV8 Merenptah is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. KV8 Merenptah is situated nearby to the cemetery KV9 Rameses V and Rameses VI, as well as near Unknown tomb.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. KV62 Tomb of Tutankhamen is situated 150 metres southeast of KV8 Merenptah.
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. KV8 is situated 100 metres east of KV8 Merenptah.
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 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.
KV8 Merenptah
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74098° or 25° 44′ 28″ northLongitude
32.60007° or 32° 36′ 0″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJR2+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 1047912086OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“KV8 Merenptah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميرينبتاه”
- Chinese: “KV8”
- French: “Tombeau de Merenptah”
- German: “Grabmal von Merenptah”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Merenptah”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include KV9 Rameses V and Rameses VI and Unknown tomb.
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