North Africa
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New Valley Governorate

KV16

Tomb KV16 is located in the in . It was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and KV62 Tomb of Tutankhamen.

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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.

Cemetery
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The tomb of Tutankhamun, 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'.

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is a city in . had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

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.

KV16

Latitude
25.73998° or 25° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
32.60185° or 32° 36′ 7″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJQ2+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813718169
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q2634186
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV16” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV16”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 16”
  • Basque: “KV16”
  • Catalan: “KV16”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 16”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 16”
  • Finnish: “KV16”
  • French: “KV 16”
  • French: “KV16”
  • French: “Tombeau de Ramsès Ier”
  • German: “KV16”
  • Hindi: “केवी16”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 16”
  • Hungarian: “KV16”
  • Italian: “KV16”
  • Italian: “tomba di Ramesse I”
  • Korean: “KV16”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV16”
  • Norwegian: “KV16”
  • Portuguese: “KV 16”
  • Portuguese: “KV16”
  • Russian: “KV16”
  • Spanish: “KV16”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramses I”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramsés I”
  • Swedish: “KV16”
  • Ukrainian: “KV16”
  • Vietnamese: “KV16”

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Highlights include KV63 and KV16 Ramses I.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “KV16”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.