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Valley of the Kings

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noun

  1. a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.


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“My story is endless; it never repeats itself,” he says toward the end of the program, framed by ancient pillars in the Valley of the Kings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The full collection is in one place for the first time since British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the famed pharaoh's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor in 1922.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The Anglo-Saxon ship burial site at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, is widely considered to be England's "Valley of the Kings".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

Thebes also had special importance for the New Kingdom pharaohs as the state’s religious capital and the favored royal burial place, commonly called the Valley of the Kings.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Bound for the Valley of the Kings, the House of Hatasu, and the Colossi of Memnon, it seemed a fitting overture.

From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow

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