KV55 Tiye or Akhenaten
KV55 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in 1907 while he was working in the Valley for Theodore M. Davis.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.
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 KV55 Tiye or Akhenaten.
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.
KV55 Tiye or Akhenaten
- Type: Cemetery
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74045° or 25° 44′ 26″ northLongitude
32.60194° or 32° 36′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJR2+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1048418372OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“KV55 Tiye or Akhenaten” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تاي أو أخناطون”
- French: “KV55 Tombeau de Akhenaton”
- German: “Grabmal von Teje, Semenchkare oder Echnaton”
- Hebrew: “קבר KV55”
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