Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings is a magnificent valley in Egypt located west of the Nile River. The valley contains many tombs of the new kingdom and it is divided into two: the west and the east valley. The east valley is more famous and attracts more visitors to it as it has most of the tombs in the new kingdom. Because of the symmetry and the beauty that the tomb holds, visitors find it extremely difficult to make a choice of entering the tomb. Since they are so many in number, yet having there own uniqueness that it becomes almost impossible to cover all of them. One of the special tomb is called the Tutankhamen(KV62), which needs a different ticket to enter.

All the tombs are not open all the time. Some are only used for special occasions and some of them are closed for restoration by the government. These tombs have undergone many changes in the past 500 years of use. Another tomb called Tuthmose III is in the East valley and is one of the ancient one that has its own history. It is made in an oval shape and has some stick figures all over it. It has a metal staircase that takes you down to the tomb which is worth a look. Horemheb, Ramesses VI’s is yet another tomb that is worth spending time in. Recently, the KV5 tomb is given a lot of attention and again is located in the east valley. Almost 120 rooms have been discovered, however, they are not open for common visitors and the public.

Valley of the Kings Panorama
Panorama View of the Valley of the Kings in Egypt
Photo from: Nikola Smolenski, Creative Commons

15 Responses to “Valley of the Kings”

  1. molly says:

    i think that this could have more info on he actual valley instead of tombs.

  2. tirionstevens says:

    Sorry but the picture makes it look like an construction site.

  3. Allison says:

    I agree with molly. It could have a little bit more on the valley.

  4. kaitlyn says:

    i totally agree with molly. this is mostly about tombs. not the valley of kings. more info please.

  5. kiara says:

    exactly what i neede (:

  6. Taytay says:

    jus wat i needed thnkx =P =)

  7. Kathleen says:

    Is there little you guys know about the valley of the kings becuase almost on every website it almost says the same thing.

  8. hans says:

    Kathleen: your bluffing right…not all site contains the same

  9. Don says:

    The Valley of the Kings is a myth and it is not real.

  10. Aliyah says:

    Thnx im doin a social studies project!

  11. Kay Brown says:

    thnx Don I’m doing a World Geography Project & you helped me figure out a fact on the Valley of kings!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. ALANA says:

    you are wrong don there is a valley of the kings!:p

  13. justin says:

    don the valley of the kings is real thousands of tourists go there all the time dumb ass

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