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.

Tomb
Tomb is an ancient Egyptian tomb located in the in the in . It consists of a short shaft leading to a single rectangular chamber.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

Village
Photo: Merlin UK, 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'.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km east of KV21.

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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 . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as .

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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ 21”
  • Vietnamese: “KV21”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include KV44 and KV45.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as KV27 and KV 11 Rameses III.

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