KV1 Rameses VII

Tomb KV1, located in the in , was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses VII of the Twentieth Dynasty. Although it has been open since antiquity, it was only properly investigated and cleared by Edwin Brock in 1984 and 1985.
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Photo: Mutnedjmet, Public domain.
Photo: Mutnedjmet, Public domain.
  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt
  • Also known as: “KV1”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun.

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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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The , a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the . The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor. is situated 240 metres south of KV1 Rameses VII.

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Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of , Egypt. This is a part of the . is situated 800 metres southeast of KV1 Rameses VII.

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'.

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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.

KV1 Rameses VII

Latitude
25.74244° or 25° 44′ 33″ north
Longitude
32.60196° or 32° 36′ 7″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJR2+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116646291
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q778902
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV1 Rameses VII” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV1”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة ١”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 1”
  • Bulgarian: “KV1”
  • Catalan: “KV1”
  • Chinese: “KV1”
  • Czech: “KV1”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 1”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 1”
  • Finnish: “KV1”
  • French: “KV1”
  • German: “KV1”
  • Hindi: “केवी1”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 1”
  • Hungarian: “KV1”
  • Italian: “KV1”
  • Korean: “KV1”
  • Mingrelian: “KV-1”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV1”
  • Norwegian: “KV1”
  • Polish: “KV1”
  • Portuguese: “KV1”
  • Romanian: “KV1”
  • Russian: “KV1”
  • Slovak: “KV1”
  • Spanish: “KV1”
  • Swedish: “KV1”
  • Ukrainian: “KV1”
  • Vietnamese: “KV1”

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