West Valley

West Valley is a cemetery in , . West Valley is situated nearby to the tomb , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and KV65.

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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
is a tomb commencement in the Western , near , Egypt. It was discovered in 2018 by a team led by the Egyptologist Zahi Hawass and announced in 2019.

Tomb
Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomb is an unfinished and undecorated tomb in the West Valley of the , Egypt. It is the beginning of a royal tomb, and is thought to be the start of Akhenaten's Theban tomb. is situated 220 metres southwest of West Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

Village
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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'.

Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
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.

Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

West Valley

Latitude
25.74219° or 25° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
32.59478° or 32° 35′ 41″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHRV+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1292288885
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
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tourism=­attraction
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