Archaeological site · Egypt
Valley of the Kings
The royal burial valley of the New Kingdom lies on Luxor’s west bank.
Where it is
25.7403, 32.6016
Why go
The valley contains tombs of rulers and other high-ranking people from the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties. Its eastern and western sections form a funerary landscape rather than a single chamber. The surrounding cliffs and western-bank setting were significant in ancient Egyptian funerary beliefs.
Near Valley of the Kings
Archaeological site
Temple of Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut’s terraced mortuary temple stands beneath the cliffs at Deir al-Bahari.
1 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Archaeological site
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple complex of Ramesses II on Luxor’s west bank.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Archaeological site
Medinet Habu
Ramesses III’s mortuary temple at Medinet Habu preserves a fortified gateway, courtyards and decorated temple architecture.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Mummification Museum
A focused Luxor museum explaining the practices and beliefs associated with mummification.
6 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ