Valley of the Kings, Arabic Wādī Al-Mulūk, also called Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, Arabic Wādī Bībān al-Mulūk, long, narrow defile just west of

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Valley of the Kings, Arabic Wādī Al-Mulūk, also called Valley of the Tombs of the Kings, Arabic Wādī Bībān al-Mulūk, long, narrow defile just west of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. It was part of the ancient city of Thebes and was the burial site of almost all the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 bce), from Thutmose I to Ramses X. Located in the hills behind Dayr al-Baḥrī, the 62 known tombs exhibit variety both in plan and in decoration. In 1979 UNESCO designat

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Keywords: egypt, karnak, kings, luxor, nile, river, valley