KV46 Yuya and Thuyu
KV46 Yuya and Thuyu is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. KV46 Yuya and Thuyu is situated nearby to the cemetery KV3 Son of Rameses III, as well as near Tomb of Yuya and Thuya.| 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 180 metres southwest of KV46 Yuya and Thuyu.
Tomb of Yuya and Thuya
Tomb
The tomb of Yuya and Thuya, also known by its tomb number KV46, is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian noble Yuya and his wife Thuya, in the Valley of the Kings.
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'.
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.
KV46 Yuya and Thuyu
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74096° or 25° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
32.60293° or 32° 36′ 11″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJR3+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 1047983931OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“KV46 Yuya and Thuyu” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “يويا و ثيو”
- French: “KV46 Tombe de Yuya et Thuyu”
- German: “Grabmal von Tuja und Juja”
- Spanish: “Tumba de Yuya y Tuyu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include KV3 Son of Rameses III and KV4 Rameses XI.
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