Valley of the kings
The Valley of the Kings is a narrow, enclosed valley located on the west bank of the Nile, behind the cliffs of the Theban Mountain (Luxor).
The Valley of the Kings is considered one of the largest archaeological exploration areas related to Egyptology over the past two centuries, after being merely a tourist site in ancient times (especially during the Roman era).
It was used over a period of 500 years during the period between the 16th and 11th centuries BC to construct tombs for pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom, spanning the 18th to the 20th dynasties in ancient Egypt, such as Thutmose I, Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Ramses III.The tombs contain stone sarcophagi, inscriptions from papyri, and books of the afterlife, and they are still in good condition with vibrant colours.
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