Tombs of the Kings (Paphos) — The Tombs of the Kings is a large necropolis lying a little over a mile (two kilometres) north west of Paphos harbour in Cyprus.The underground tombs, many of which date back to the 4th century BCE, are carved out of the solid rock, and are… … Wikipedia
Tombs of the Nobles (Amarna) — Located in Middle Egypt, the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna are the burial places of some of the powerful courtiers and persons of the city of Akhetaten. The tombs are in 2 groups, cut into the cliffs and bluffs in the east of the dry bay of… … Wikipedia
Valley of the Kings — The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك Wadi Biban el Muluk ; Gates of the King ) [Reeves and Wilkinson (1996), p.6] is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for… … Wikipedia
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty — Infobox Korean name caption = The tomb of King Sejong the Great exemplifies the general style of Joseon Dynasty royal tombs. hangul = 조선왕릉 hanja = linktext|朝鮮|王|陵 rr = Joseon wangneung mr = Chosŏn wangnŭngThe Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are … Wikipedia
Valley of the Kings — Known in Arabic as Biban el Moluk. A secluded desert area in the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes consisting of two valleys chosen as the burial place for the kings of Dynasty 18, Dynasty 19, and Dynasty 20. There are 62… … Ancient Egypt
House of the Kings — In J. R. R. Tolkien s fictional Middle earth legendarium, the House of the Kings is a burial place of the Kings of Gondor. The House of the Kings was located in Rath Dínen, the Silent Street, in the Hallows on the fifth level of Minas Tirith… … Wikipedia
Valley of the Kings — 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. Also called Valley of the Tombs. * * * … Universalium
Valley of the Kings — 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. Also called Valley of the Tombs … Useful english dictionary
Valley of the Kings — Val′ley of the Kings′ n. anh geg a valley on the W bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: necropolis of many rulers of ancient Egypt Also called Val′ley of the Tombs′ … From formal English to slang
Minor tombs in the Valley of the Kings — The majority of the 65 numbered tombs in the Valley of the Kings can be considered as being minor tombs, either because at present they have yielded little information or because the results of their investigation was only poorly recorded by… … Wikipedia