KV65

KV65 is a tomb commencement in the Western , near , Egypt. It was discovered in 2018 by a team led by the Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and announced in 2019.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and WV25.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . 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
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Tomb is an unfinished and undecorated tomb in the West Valley of the , Egypt. It is the beginning of a royal tomb, and is thought to be the start of Akhenaten's Theban tomb. is situated 160 metres southwest of KV65.

Tomb
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Tomb is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the western arm of the . 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. is situated 170 metres southwest of KV65.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. is situated 2½ km southeast of KV65.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km east of KV65.

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is a city in . had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as .

KV65

Latitude
25.7421° or 25° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
32.59409° or 32° 35′ 39″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHRV+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4887829626
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q646967
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV65” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV65”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 65”
  • Catalan: “KV65”
  • Czech: “KV65”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 65”
  • Dutch: “KV65”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 65”
  • French: “KV65”
  • French: “WV65”
  • German: “KV65”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 65”
  • Italian: “KV65”
  • Korean: “KV65”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV65”
  • Norwegian: “KV65”
  • Portuguese: “KV65”
  • Spanish: “KV65”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ 65”
  • Vietnamese: “KV65”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include West Valley and WV23.

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