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Teal lime Posted 7 years ago
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The valley of the Kings.

Why do you say, "The valley of the Kings" and not "The Kings' valley"?

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Have you tried looking at websites that cover the subject? Wikipedia would be a good start.

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"The valley of the Kings "sounds more formal to me.

But note that we have a fancy entrance-way in Toronto called The Princes' Gates.

Such names are rather arbitrary.

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teal lime "The valley of the Kings"

It is the proper name of the place in Egypt where the ancient royal tombs are located.

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