Luxor (Arabic: الأقصر) is a city in Upper Egypt. In 2012, about 506,588 people lived there.[1] To tourists, it is mostly known because of Karnak, as well as other tourist sites nearby.
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 [source?] | |
| • 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 |
Because the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes is located in Luxor,[2] 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
change- ↑ "World Gazetteer - Egypt: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016. (retrieved 2010-7-27)
- ↑ "Luxor, Egypt". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
Other websites
change- Theban Mapping Project: website devoted to the Valley of the Kings and other sites in the Theban Necropolis
- Luxor World Heritage Site in panographies Archived 2012-12-09 at Archive.today - 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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