- The Valley of the Queens is a separate valley holding the Tombs of the wives of the Pharaohs who are buried in the nearby Valley of the Kings.
- It is located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor which was Thebes, the ancient Capital of Egypt.
Valley of the Kings
- The Pharaohs were from the Eighteenth to Twentieth Dynasties, a dynastic Period lasting 500 years between 1550 to c. 1070 BCE. The Valley of the Kings includes the Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut and the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.
- Instead of being buried in Pyramids, these Pharaohs chose to be buried in a necropolis of rock cut tombs. The Tombs consisted of a long corridor passing through a series of halls, with several turns through 90°, before reaching the burial chamber.
- They buried their wives in a separate necropolis, the Valley of the Queens.
Valley of the Queens, Luxor