Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef
Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef is situated nearby to the tomb QV55, as well as near Prince Rameses-Meryamen tomb.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 110 metres east of Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef.
Nefertari-Merymut tomb
Tomb
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QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904. Nefertari-Merymut tomb is situated 110 metres northeast of Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef.
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'. El-Assasif is situated 2½ km east of Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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.
Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Tomb of Amunherkhepshef”
- Categories: tomb, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.72757° or 25° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
32.59175° or 32° 35′ 30″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHHR+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1048464160OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Tomb of Prince Amen Khopshef” goes by many names.
- French: “Tombe du prince Amon-Her-Khépeshef”
- Polish: “Grobowiec Amunherkhepshefa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Prince Rameses-Meryamen tomb and QV55.
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