About Luxor
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Location: The city of Luxor is located in southern Egypt, called Upper Egypt. It is the capital of the Al Uqsur governorate and the modern city has been built on the site of the ancient settlement called Thebes. The city extends on either side of the river Nile and the river divides the city into roughly two halves, the West Bank and the East Bank. This glorious river valley offers a gateway to the great Egyptian desert region. The Nile provides an easy access to the various important cities in Egypt and thus permeates every aspect of life in Luxor, not simply the geography. Description: Luxor has often been called the world's greatest open air museum, as indeed it is and much more. The number and preservation of the monuments in the Luxor area are unparalleled anywhere else in the world that knows of. Actually, what most people think of as Luxor is really three different areas, consisting of the City of Luxor on the East side of the Nile, the town of Karnak just north of Luxor and Thebes, which the ancient Egyptians called Waset, which is on the west side of the Nile across from Luxor. |
