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www.luxor.gov.eg. Luxor[a] is a city in Upper Egypt, which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Luxor had a population of 1,333,309 in 2020, [2] with an area of approximately 417 km 2 (161 sq mi) [1] and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is among the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
Thebes, Egypt. Thebes (Arabic: طيبة, Ancient Greek: Θῆβαι, Thēbai), known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset (Arabic: وسط), [1] was an ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile about 800 kilometers (500 mi) south of the Mediterranean. Its ruins lie within the modern Egyptian city of Luxor. Thebes was the main city of the fourth ...
Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road (Arabic: طريق الكباش) is a 2.7 km (1.7 mi) long avenue (dromos) which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks. [1]
Buffer zone. 443.55 ha (1.7126 sq mi) The Luxor Temple (Arabic: معبد الأقصر) is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary".
Luxor Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt 's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from the Qena Governorate. [7] It is located 635 km south of Cairo. It lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile. Luxor is the capital of the Luxor governorate, other important ...
This is a list of airports in Egypt, grouped by type and sorted by location. ... Cairo International Airport: CAI Cairo: ... Luxor International Airport: LXR Luxor:
In April 2011, however, the 6th of October and Helwan governorates were again incorporated into the Giza and Cairo Governorates, respectively. [13] Luxor was created in December 2009, to be the 29th governorate of Egypt, but with the abolition of the 6th of October and Helwan governorates, the number of governorates has decreased to 27. [14]
List of Egyptian obelisks. Bonomi (1843) [1] H.H. Gorringe (1882) [2] Lists of obelisks published during the 19th century. Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. [3] This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. [1][2] The list does not include modern or pre-modern pseudo-Egyptian ...