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Also Known As Wādī Al-Mulūk • Wādī al-Bībān al-Mulūk

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Valley of the Kings: Tutankhamun's tomb
Valley of the Kings: Tutankhamun's tomb
Map of Egypt and surrounding countries highlighting the location of the Valley of the Kings with a red star, indicating its status as a World Heritage Site. The Valley is shown west of the Nile in southern Egypt, with Cairo and international borders also labeled. An inset map in the lower left shows the broader region.
Tutankhamun: gold funerary mask
The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut stands against rocky desert cliffs in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt, with terraces, colonnades, and wide ramps visible.
Tutankhamun's headrest
Journey through Egypt's Valley of the Kings
Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
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Queens, Valley of the
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Flag of Egypt with horizontal red, white, and black stripes and a gold eagle centered on the white stripe.
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Luxor: temple complex
Luxor
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Key People

Belzoni, oil painting by W. Brockedon; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Italian archaeologist
Richard Lepsius.
Richard Lepsius
German Egyptologist
Howard Carter wearing a suit, bow tie, and tall top hat, poses for a formal portrait.
Howard Carter
British archaeologist

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