North Africa
Egypt
New Valley Governorate

KV9

Tomb KV9 in 's was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own.
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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.

Cemetery
is the tomb of an unknown Eighteenth Dynasty individual in the , near , that was re-used in the Twenty-second Dynasty for the burial of the priestess Nehmes Bastet, who held the office of "chantress" at the temple of Karnak.

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.

KV9

Latitude
25.74032° or 25° 44′ 25″ north
Longitude
32.60133° or 32° 36′ 5″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJR2+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813718170
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q1520987
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV9” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV9”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 9”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة ٩”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة رمسيس السادس”
  • Arabic: “مقبره رمسيس السادس”
  • Basque: “KV9”
  • Bengali: “কেভি৯”
  • Catalan: “KV9”
  • Chinese: “KV9”
  • Czech: “KV9”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 9”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 9”
  • Esperanto: “KV9”
  • Finnish: “KV9”
  • French: “KV9”
  • French: “Tombeau de Ramses VI”
  • French: “tombeau de Ramsès VI”
  • French: “Tombeau de Ramsès VI”
  • German: “KV9”
  • Hebrew: “KV9”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 9”
  • Hungarian: “KV9”
  • Italian: “KV9”
  • Korean: “KV9”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV9”
  • Norwegian: “KV9”
  • Portuguese: “KV 9”
  • Portuguese: “KV9”
  • Portuguese: “Tumba de Ramsés VI”
  • Russian: “KV9”
  • Spanish: “KV9”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramses V y de Ramses VI”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramses V y de Ramsés VI”
  • Spanish: “Tumba de Ramsés V y de Ramsés VI”
  • Swedish: “KV9”
  • Ukrainian: “KV9”
  • Vietnamese: “KV9”

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