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Valley of the Queens

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Valley of the Queens

Valley of the Queens is a place in Egypt where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, The Place of Beauty. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis.

Site Information

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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