Luxor
Luxor
الأقصر ⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ | |
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     From top, left to right: Luxor Temple, Ramses II, Abu Haggag Mosque, Crocodile Island Resort, feluccas on the Nile | |
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| Nickname: City of Palaces | |
  Luxor Location of Luxor within Egypt  Luxor Luxor (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°39′E / 25.683°N 32.650°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Luxor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 416 km2 (161 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 506,588 |
| • Demonym | Luxorian |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| Area code | (+20) 95 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, vi |
| Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
| Reference no. | 87 |
| Region | Egyptian Governorates, Northern Africa, African Union |
Luxor (Arabic: الأقصر) is a city in Upper Egypt. In 2012, about 506,588 people lived there. To tourists, it is mostly known because of Karnak, as well as other tourist sites nearby.
Because the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes is located in Luxor, the city has been called the "world's greatest open-air museum." On the other side of the Nile lies the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.
References
- ↑ "World Gazetteer - Egypt: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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Other websites
- Theban Mapping Project: website devoted to the Valley of the Kings and other sites in the Theban Necropolis
- Luxor World Heritage Site in panographiesArchived 2024-11-30 at the Wayback Machine - 360 degree interactive imaging
- GCatholic Copic epachy
- Kamil, Jill (November 2008). "The Development Plan for Luxor". Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 921. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- Luxor Temple picture gallery Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine at Remains.se
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