The Valley o the Keengs (Arabic: وادي الملوك Wādī al Mulūk), less eften cried the Valley o the Gates o the Keengs (Arabic: وادي ابواب الملوك Wādī Abwāb al Mulūk), is a valley in Egyp whaur, for a period o nearly 500 years frae the 16t tae 11th century BC, tombs wur constructit for the Pharaohs an pouerful nobles o the New Kinrick (the Aichteent tae the Twentiet Dynasties o Auncient Egyp). The valley stands on the wast bank o the Nile, opposite Thebes (modren Luxor), within the heart o the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists o twa valleys, East Valley (whaur the majority o the ryal tombs are situatit) an Wast Valley.