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Luxor Travel
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Luxor:
Luxor is a town situated in
Upper Egypt, in the province
of Qena. Luxor was the
ancient town of Thebes,
previously the capital of
Ancient Egypt. The early
Arab travelers, who admired
Luxor for the several ruins
and monuments scattered
around the town, gave it its
name. Actually in Arabic
Luxor means "the palaces".
Luxor is considered one of
the most interesting and
magnificent city in Egypt .
In this city, the former
Thebes, some of the biggest
and best preserved temples
of the ancient times can be
visited. The city of Luxor
has usually been
characterized as the
greatest open air museum of
the world", the ruins of the
temple complexes at Karnak
and Luxor standing within
the modern city. However,
across the Nile River, also
lie the monuments, tombs and
temples on the West Bank
Necropolis, which include
the Valley of the Kings and
Valley of the Queens.
The city of Luxor continues
to be a major tourist
destination since the late
Dynasties of the Greek and
Roman periods. Thousands of
international tourists
arrive each year to visit
these monuments, their
presence forming a large
part of the economic basis
for the modern city. As a
result. However in the city
of Luxor, there are only 3
main streets consisting of
Sharia al-Karnak, Sharia
al-Mahatta and the
Corniched, next to the Nile.
Luxor at the Nile: The city
of Luxor has around of
150,000 inhabitants and is
governed by special statues
that allow it more autonomy
then other political areas
of Egypt. In the city of
Luxor on the East Bank, one
of the first stops must be
the Temple of Luxor built by
Amenophis III. Head south on
Sharia al-Karnak to reach
the temple, which was
connected to the Karnak
Temple via a long stone
processional street called a
dromos. In that time, the
dromos was built by
Nectanebo I, and after
originally was lined on
either side by sphinxes.
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