Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid
Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid is an archaeological site in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid is situated nearby to the archaeological site Wadi Jabbanat al Qurud, as well as near Wadi al Gharbi.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Queens and Nefertari-Merymut tomb.
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 1½ km southeast of Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid.
Nefertari-Merymut tomb
Tomb
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QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904. Nefertari-Merymut tomb is situated 1½ km southeast of Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid.
WV24
Tomb
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Tomb WV24 is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the western arm of the Valley of the Kings. It was reported by Robert Hay and John Wilkinson in the 1820s and visited by Howard Carter; however, it was not fully explored until Otto Schaden's excavations in 1991. WV24 is situated 1½ km northeast of Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.
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'. El-Assasif is situated 3½ km east of Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid.
New Al Qarnh City
Village
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New Al Qarnh City is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid.
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.
Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: wadi, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.7331° or 25° 43′ 59″ northLongitude
32.57954° or 32° 34′ 46″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPHMH+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1526840268OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q140084587
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Highlights include Wadi Jabbanat al Qurud and Wadi al Gharbi.
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