Burial place of ancient kings opposite
Thebes, Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile. It was established as a royal cemetery during the reign of Thotmes I (
c. 1500
BC) and abandoned during the reign of Ramses XI (
c. 1100
BC).
A vast underground tomb believed to be the burial site of 50 of the sons of Ramses II was discovered by archaeologists May 1995; it was the largest yet found in the Valley of the Kings.
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