Valley of the Rope

Valley of the Rope is a cemetery in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Valley of the Rope is situated nearby to Valley of the Three Pits, as well as near the ruins Dayr al-Rumi.

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Valley of the Kings

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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

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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 500 metres southwest of Valley of the Rope.

Deir el-Bahri

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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 Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis. Deir el-Bahri is situated 1½ km northeast of Valley of the Rope.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

El-Assasif

Village

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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'.

Luxor

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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.