North Africa
Egypt
New Valley Governorate

QV44

QV44 is one of several tombs located in the intended for the use of Ramesses III's sons. The painted reliefs decorating Khaemwaset E's tomb illustrate his ritual and symbolic journey in the Afterlife as he meets the main gods of that region as well as the genies who guard the gates of the kingdom of Osiris.
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Queens
  • Also known as: “Tomb of Khaemwaset” and “Tomb QV44”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

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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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The is a site in , in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC.

Tomb
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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 QV44.

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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 . It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

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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.

QV44

Latitude
25.72694° or 25° 43′ 37″ north
Longitude
32.59238° or 32° 35′ 33″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHGR+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1240796880
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q648960
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“QV44” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “QV44”
  • Catalan: “QV44”
  • Chinese: “QV44”
  • Dutch: “QV44”
  • French: “QV44”
  • German: “QV44”
  • Hungarian: “Királynék völgye 44”
  • Italian: “QV44”
  • Italian: “tomba di Khaemwaset”
  • Italian: “tomba QV44”
  • Spanish: “QV44”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include QV45 and QV40.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “QV44”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.