Valley of the Kings

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The West Bank at Luxor is famous for the Valley of the Kings where a number of tombs have been found dating back to 1500 BC and is the site where the Tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. This remains the most recent discovery but our guide suggested a new one has been found and details will be announced shortly.

The Tut tomb was famous as the treasures it contained were intact, but the tomb itself is neither large nor impressive and as it required an extra ticket with long queues we gave it a pass. Very impressive were the tombs of Ramses III, IV and VII, the three we did visit. Sorry no pictures allowed and I can't begin to describe it in words.

Nothing grows on the scorched limestone cliffs of the canyon dominated by the pryramid-inspiring mountain Al Qurn (the Horn). The site was isolated, relatively easy to guard and appears to be the home of the setting sun, associated with the after-life by ancient Egyptians.

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Al Qurn
Limstone mountain ideal for tomb building