WV24
WV24 is a tomb in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. WV24 is situated nearby to the tomb WV25, as well as near WV23.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and WV24.
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.
WV24
Tomb
Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomb WV24 is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the western arm of the Valley of the Kings. It was reported by Robert Hay and John Wilkinson in the 1820s and visited by Howard Carter; however, it was not fully explored until Otto Schaden's excavations in 1991.
WV25
Tomb
Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomb WV25 is an unfinished and undecorated tomb in the West Valley of the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. It is the beginning of a royal tomb, and is thought to be the start of Akhenaten's Theban tomb.
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'. El-Assasif is situated 2½ km east of WV24.
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.
WV24
- Type: Tomb
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74128° or 25° 44′ 29″ northLongitude
32.59265° or 32° 35′ 34″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHRV+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4887780048OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tomb
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In Other Languages
“WV24” goes by many names.
- French: “WV24 Tombeau inconnu”
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