Valley of the Kings

Valley Of The Kings, called also Valley of the Gates or wadi El Pipan”in Arabic, Located at west bank of Luxor , the Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys, the East Valley (where most of the royal tombs) and the West Valley, During Egypt's New Kingdom (1539-1075 B.C.), the valley became a royal burial ground for pharaohs such as Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses II, as well as queens, high priests, and other elites of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.

Recent discovery of the burial chamber in 2006 (known as the tomb of 63) in addition to the discovery of other entrances to the same room during the year 2008, makes The number of tombs discovered so far 63 tombs varying sizes ranging from a small hole in the ground and even the complex cemetery composition containing more than 120 burial chamber inside.

Modern pharaonic dynasty were following a same pattern tombs, which were cut into the limestone, three corridors, an antechamber and a sunken sarcophagus chamber. These catacombs were harder to rob and were more easily concealed.

Not all the tombs were robbed though, there are intact tomb, such as The tomb of King "Tutankhamun" which astonished the world, Tutankhamun reigned for only nine years, After Akhenaten’s death, the young Tutankhamun became king, On November 4, 1922, What lay within King Tut's tomb astonished the world, Howard Carter discovered this tomb, Carter was astonished when glimpsing the antechamber for the first time, he found a vast number of objects remained, including life-size figures, golden beds, alabaster cups, chariots, and a richly decorated throne. It is the tomb No. 62.