Which Egyptian necropolis on the west bank of the Nile contains the tombs of pharaohs like Tutankhamun?

The Egyptian necropolis on the west bank of the Nile containing Tutankhamun's tomb is the Valley of the Kings.

The Valley of the Kings lies opposite modern Luxor, ancient Thebes, within the larger Theban Necropolis. For nearly 500 years, during Egypt's New Kingdom from the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties, workers cut tombs into the valley's limestone cliffs for pharaohs and selected nobles. The dry, isolated landscape was chosen partly for protection and partly for its association with the western realm of the dead.

The valley contains two main areas: the East Valley, where most royal tombs are located, and the West Valley, sometimes called the Valley of the Monkeys. The tombs were decorated with religious texts and scenes intended to guide the dead ruler through the afterlife. Despite those precautions, many were robbed in antiquity.

Tutankhamun's tomb, designated KV62, was discovered by Howard Carter's team in 1922 under the patronage of Lord Carnarvon. Its unusually rich and relatively intact contents made the young pharaoh internationally famous. Saqqara and the Giza Plateau are separate necropolises, while the Valley of the Queens is a different burial site.