QV15
QV15 is a tomb in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. QV15 is situated nearby to the tomb QV16, as well as near QV13.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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: Merlin UK, 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'.
New Al Qarnh City
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 4 km east of QV15.
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.
QV15
- Type: Tomb
- Description: ancient Egyptian tomb
- Categories: archaeological site, building, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.72749° or 25° 43′ 39″ northLongitude
32.59367° or 32° 35′ 37″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHGV+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 1240260808OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q124713594
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“QV15” goes by many names.
- French: “QV15”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include QV16 and QV13.
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