Valley of the nobles Asasif
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'.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and TT39.
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.
TT39
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Theban Tomb TT39 is located in El-Khokha, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official, Puimre.
El-Khokha
Archaeological site
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The necropolis of El-Khokha is located on the west bank of the river Nile at Thebes, Egypt. The necropolis is surrounds a hill and has five Old Kingdom tombs and over 50 tombs from the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties as well as some from the First Intermediate Period and the Late Period. El-Khokha is situated 170 metres southwest of Valley of the nobles Asasif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Al Qarnh City and Luxor.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor 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.
Valley of the nobles Asasif
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “al-Asasif”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.73363° or 25° 44′ 1″ northLongitude
32.61373° or 32° 36′ 49″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJM7+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 480876970OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Valley of the nobles Asasif” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وادي النبلاء عساسيف”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include TT414 and Metropolitan House.
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