Valley of the Three Pits
Valley of the Three Pits is an archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Valley of the Three Pits is situated nearby to the ruins Deir el-Roumi, as well as near the archaeological site Dayr al-Rumi.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Valley of the Queens is situated 400 metres southwest of Valley of the Three Pits.
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 Valley of the Three Pits.
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.
Valley of the Three Pits
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: wadi, archaeological site, necropolis, cemetery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.7301° or 25° 43′ 48″ northLongitude
32.59587° or 32° 35′ 45″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHJW+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 1292288883OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q137765853
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In Other Languages
“Valley of the Three Pits” goes by many names.
- French: “vallée des Trois Puits”
- French: “Vallée des Trois Puits”
- “Valley of the Three Pits”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Three Pits and Deir el-Roumi.
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