North Africa
Egypt
New Valley Governorate

KV39

Tomb KV39 in Egypt's is one of the possible locations of the tomb of Amenhotep I, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. It is located high in the cliffs, away from the main valley bottom and other royal burials.
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Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tuthmosis III.

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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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Tomb KV34 in the was the tomb of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III. The tomb was plundered in antiquity and its location lost. It was rediscovered and first excavated in 1898 under Victor Loret. is situated 190 metres northeast of KV39.

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. is situated 450 metres north of KV39.

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.

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The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

KV39

Latitude
25.73645° or 25° 44′ 11″ north
Longitude
32.59992° or 32° 35′ 60″ east
Open location code
7GQJPHPX+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 813832368
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q1597218
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“KV39” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV39”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة ٣٩”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 39”
  • Basque: “KV39”
  • Catalan: “KV39”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 39”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 39”
  • Finnish: “KV39”
  • French: “KV39”
  • German: “KV39”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 39”
  • Hungarian: “KV39”
  • Italian: “KV39”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV39”
  • Norwegian: “KV39”
  • Portuguese: “KV39”
  • Spanish: “KV39”
  • Swedish: “KV39”
  • Vietnamese: “KV39”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Military/Police Checkpoint and KV42 Hatshepsut-Meryet-Ra.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Amenhetep I tomb ? and KV34.

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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 “KV39”. Photo: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.