Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك Wādī al Mulūk) is a valley in Egypt. From the 16th to 11th centuries BC, tombs were built there for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles.^[1][2]

The valley is on the west bank of the Nile across from Luxor.^[3] Some of the people buried there are:

• Thutmose I
• Hatshepsut
• Thutmose III
• Tutankhamun
• Seti I
• Ramesses II

The valley is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. In 1979 it became a World Heritage Site, with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.^[4] Exploration, excavation and conservation continues in the valley, and a new tourist centre has recently been opened.

1. ↑ Maspero, Gaston (1913). Manual of Egyptian Archaeology, Sixth English Edition. H. Grevel and Co. p. 182. ISBN 1-4219-4169-4.
2. ↑ "Theban Mapping Project". Theban Mapping Project. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
3. ↑ Siliotti, Alberto (1997). Guide to the Valley of the Kings. Barnes and Noble. p. 13. ISBN 88-8095-496-2.
4. ↑ "Ancient Thebes and its necropolis". UNESCO Work Heritage Sites. Retrieved 2006-12-04.