North Africa
Egypt
New Valley Governorate

KV21

Tomb KV21 is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the in . It was discovered in 1817 by Giovanni Belzoni and later re-excavated by Donald P.
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Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and KV27.

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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
Tomb is located in the in . This tomb was visited by John Wilkinson, but was not fully explored until the 1990s, by Donald P.

Cemetery
Photo: EditorfromMars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 190 metres west of KV21.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.

Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 . 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 .

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.

KV21

Latitude
25.73966° or 25° 44′ 23″ north
Longitude
32.60308° or 32° 36′ 11″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJQ3+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813718960
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q742922
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV21” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV21”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 21”
  • Basque: “KV21”
  • Catalan: “KV21”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 21”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 21”
  • Finnish: “KV21”
  • French: “KV21”
  • German: “KV21”
  • Hindi: “केवी21”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 21”
  • Hungarian: “KV21”
  • Italian: “KV21”
  • Japanese: “KV21”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV21”
  • Norwegian: “KV21”
  • Polish: “KV21”
  • Portuguese: “KV21”
  • Russian: “KV21”
  • Spanish: “KV21”
  • Swedish: “KV21”
  • Vietnamese: “KV21”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include KV28 and KV44.

Nearby Places

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