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Valley of the Kings
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Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings, also the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, as part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.
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Country: Egypt
District: New Valley Governorate
Category: Tombs and Necropolises
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ancient Egyptians
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
Date of Inscription: 1979
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