KV18

Tomb KV18, located in the in , was intended for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses X of the Twentieth Dynasty. It was abandoned while still incomplete and never used for his burial.
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: ancient Egyptian tomb
  • Also known as: “Tomb KV18”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
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
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The , a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the . The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor.

Tomb
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known by its tomb number, KV17, is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. Located in 's , It is also known by the names "Belzoni's tomb", "the Tomb of Apis", and "the Tomb of Psammis, son of Nechois".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

Village
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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.

KV18

Latitude
25.73981° or 25° 44′ 23″ north
Longitude
32.60224° or 32° 36′ 8″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJQ2+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813714511
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q1719122
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV18” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV18”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 18”
  • Basque: “KV18”
  • Catalan: “KV18”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 18”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 18”
  • Finnish: “KV18”
  • French: “KV 18”
  • French: “KV18”
  • German: “KV18”
  • Hindi: “केवी18”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 18”
  • Hungarian: “KV18”
  • Italian: “KV18”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV18”
  • Norwegian: “KV18”
  • Portuguese: “KV 18”
  • Portuguese: “KV18”
  • Russian: “KV18”
  • Spanish: “KV18”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramses X”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramsés X”
  • Swedish: “KV18”
  • Vietnamese: “KV18”

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Highlights include KV54 and KV18 Rameses X.

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