Valley of the Queens

The Valley of the Queens is a site in , in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Nefertari-Merymut tomb.

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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.

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QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in 's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904.

Tomb
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QV60 is the tomb of Nebettawy, the daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II, in 's Valley of the Queens. It was mentioned by Champollion and Lepsius, and later excavated by Ernesto Schiaparelli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

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 and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. is situated 2½ km east of Valley of the Queens.

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is a city in . It 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 , It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.

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The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

Valley of the Queens

Latitude
25.72768° or 25° 43′ 40″ north
Longitude
32.59289° or 32° 35′ 34″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHHV+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115780893
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landuse=­cemetery
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natural=­scree
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Wiki­data ID
Q260386
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Valley of the Queens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Vallei van die Koninginne”
  • Albanian: “Lugina e Mbretëreshave”
  • Arabic: “وادي الملكات”
  • Armenian: “Կայսրուհիների հովիտ”
  • Asturian: “Valle de les Reines”
  • Basque: “Erreginen Harana”
  • Belarusian: “Даліна Царыц”
  • Breton: “Traoñienn ar Rouanezed”
  • Bulgarian: “Долина на цариците”
  • Catalan: “vall de les Reines”
  • Catalan: “Vall de les Reines”
  • Chinese: “王后谷”
  • Croatian: “Dolina kraljica”
  • Czech: “Údolí královen”
  • Danish: “Dronningernes dal”
  • Dutch: “vallei der Koninginnen”
  • Dutch: “Vallei der Koninginnen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى الملكات”
  • Finnish: “Kuningattarien laakso”
  • French: “vallée des Reines”
  • French: “Vallée des reines”
  • French: “Vallée des Reines”
  • Galician: “Val das Raíñas”
  • German: “Tal der Königinnen”
  • Greek: “Κοιλάδα των Βασιλισσών”
  • Hebrew: “עמק המלכות”
  • Hungarian: “Királynék völgye”
  • Igbo: “Ndagwurugwu ndị eze nwanyị”
  • Indonesian: “Lembah Para Ratu”
  • Italian: “Valle delle Regine”
  • Japanese: “王妃の谷”
  • Korean: “왕비의 계곡”
  • Lithuanian: “Karalienių slėnis”
  • Malay: “Lembah Ratu-ratu”
  • Persian: “دره شهبانوان”
  • Persian: “دره ملکه‌ها”
  • Polish: “Dolina Grobowców Królowych”
  • Polish: “Dolina Królowych”
  • Portuguese: “Vale das Rainhas”
  • Russian: “Долина Цариц”
  • Serbian: “Dolina kraljica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dolina kraljica”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dolina Kraljica”
  • Slovenian: “Dolina kraljic”
  • Spanish: “Valle de las Reinas”
  • Swedish: “Drottningarnas dal”
  • Tamil: “அரசிகளின் சமவெளி”
  • Tamil: “ராணிகளின் சமவெளி”
  • Turkish: “Kraliçeler Vadisi”
  • Ukrainian: “Долина Цариць”
  • Urdu: “وادی ملکہات”
  • Vietnamese: “Thung lũng các Hoàng hậu”

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Highlights include QV21 and QV71.

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