It's the burial place of pharoahs in Egypt (Wadi Biban el-Moluk) in a valley of the western Theban mountains on the west bank of the Nile opposite the city of Luxor.
All the rulers of the New Kingdom from Tutmosis I onwards were buried here with the exception of Akhenaten.
It is divided into two arms, the eastern arm contains most of the royal tombs, the western arm contains only the tombs of Amenophis III and Ay
Many of these tombs are open to the public, one of the most spectacular is the tomb of Tutmosis III.
If you go there be warned that it is amazingly hot and make sure you take plenty of water.
2006-10-30 17:38:59
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answered by brainstorm 7
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The Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk (وادي الملوك) in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt.
The valley is located at 25°44′N 32°36′E. It stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), under the peak of the pyramid-shaped mountain Al-Qurn. It is separated into the East and West Valleys, with most of the important tombs in the East Valley. The West Valley has only one tomb open to the public: the tomb of Ay, Tutankhamun's successor. There are a number of other important burials there, including that of Amenhotep III, but these are still being excavated and are not publicly accessible.
The official name for the site was The Great and Majestic Necropolis of the Millions of Years of the Pharaoh, Life, Strength, Health in The West of Thebes, or more usually, Ta-sekhet-ma'at (the Great Field).
click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_of_the_Kings
2006-10-30 03:43:43
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answered by Anonymous
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The Valley of Kings is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom in the 18th thru 20th dynasties of ancient Egyp.t
2006-10-30 03:47:47
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answered by Rhett 75 1
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The valley of the kings iz a desert valley in Egypt where many tombs of the pharoahs were found. Basically its the worlds most famous graveyard for royalty.
2006-10-30 03:44:00
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answered by Ronijn 4
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Moses in all likelihood did no longer exist. If he did, it could have been on the time of Merenptah, the son of Rameses. If I bear in mind rightly from Sunday college, The Pharaoh on the time replaced into drowned while the waters got here returned. if it rather is so, then it rules out Rameses as his mummy replaced into chanced on interior the Valley of the Kings . there is no data to coach that the Israelites have been ever in Egypt, or have been slaves. there is in easy terms one Egyptian connection with them, and that's from after the time of Rameses "Israel is wasted, laid bare of seed". The parting of the pink Sea could be a mistranslation of "Reed Sea", touching on the huge Nile Delta that's coated in reeds. it style of feels that most of the references come from the old testomony, so must be taken care of as legend, no longer actuality.
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answered by osuch 3
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The valley of the Kings iss an Eygyptian Burial grounf where may eygyptian pharoahs were buried. (And later dug up)
2006-10-31 03:53:45
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answered by malcy 6
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It's a burial site in Egypt where the ancient kings/queens are buried
2006-10-30 03:42:55
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answered by Anonymous
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Burial ground in Egypt
2006-10-30 03:42:42
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answered by Breeze 5
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Where many of the Egyptian Pharaohs were buried.
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2006-10-30 03:42:21
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answered by Anonymous
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it's a place where they started to put the dead kings in Egypt so that tomb robbers would have a harder time finding them.
2006-10-30 06:52:17
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answered by dang 4
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