Luxor 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, with an area...
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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...
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The Luxor Obelisks (French: Obélisques de Louxor) are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old, carved to stand either side of the portal...
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The Luxor massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt. It was perpetrated by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and resulted in the...
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Luxor International Airport (IATA: LXR, ICAO: HELX) is the main airport serving the city of Luxor, Egypt. It is located 6 km (4 miles) east of the city...
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Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the east bank of the River Nile. The...
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Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. The Luxor features an ancient Egyptian theme, and includes a 65,214-square-foot (6,058.6 m2) casino...
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Luxor Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its...
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On 26 February 2013, a hot air balloon crashed near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 out of the 21 people on board. A fire developed in the basket due to a leak...
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the modern Egyptian city of Luxor. Thebes was the main city of the fourth Upper Egyptian nome (Sceptre nome) and was the capital of Egypt for long periods...
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Luxor University (Arabic: جامعة الأقصر) is an Egyptian public university in Luxor Governorate. Formerly, it was a branch of South Valley University. Faculty...
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study amid Egypt's ancient glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-25. "Luxor". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 30, 2023. "Luxor". Metacritic...
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temperatures can exceed 50 °C (122 °F), as in Aswan, Luxor, Asyut or Sohag which are located in the deserts of Egypt. Although the mild weather in the winter days...
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Yusuf Abu al-Haggag (category Egyptian Sufi religious leaders)
was a mystic Sufi scholar and religious figure. The patron saint of Luxor, Egypt, inhabitants in the town celebrate his birthday every year. Yusuf Abu...
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Karnak (redirect from Karnak, Egypt)
comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned...
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Winter Palace Hotel (redirect from Winter Palace Hotel, Luxor)
River Nile in Luxor, Egypt, just south of Luxor Temple, with 86 rooms and 6 suites. The hotel was built by Benjamin Herbst in the Upper Egypt Hotels Co,...
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the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II located in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Later, it was used as a cache for other royal mummies. It was discovered...
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Sidney Olcott (redirect from Luxor Egypt)
Abroad (1912) Egypt the Mysterious (1912) Egypt as it Was in the Time of Moses (1912) The Fighting Dervishes of the Desert (1912) Luxor Egypt (1912) Missionaries...
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Mummification Museum (category Luxor)
archaeological museum in Luxor, Upper Egypt. It is dedicated to the art of Ancient Egyptian mummification. The museum is located in the city of Luxor, the ancient...
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Obelisk (redirect from Obelisk making technology in ancient Egypt)
modern Heliopolis, Egypt Tip of Hatshepsut's fallen obelisk, Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor, Egypt Unfinished obelisk, Aswan, Egypt Ancient Nubian kings...
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Abu Haggag Mosque (category Buildings and structures in Luxor)
Mosque of Abu Haggag (Arabic: مسجد أبو الحجاج بالأقصر) is a mosque in Luxor, Egypt. It contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag, after whom the mosque...
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between terrorism and tourism has been widely studied since the Luxor massacre in Egypt in 1997. The amount of news coverage a disaster gets and its effects...
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m, width: 1.1 m, depth: 28.5 cm; from the Karnak Temple (Egypt); Luxor Museum (Luxor, Egypt) The Bentresh stela; 1069–715 BC; sandstone; 227 x 106 x 14 cm;...
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Sekhmet (category Articles containing Ancient Egyptian-language text)
Sekhmet. Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Sekhmet "Egyptian Temple Yields 17 Statues of Lion-Headed Goddess" Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, have unearthed...
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throughout the Near East, including at its facility, Chicago House, in Luxor, Egypt. The institute also publicly exhibits an extensive collection of artifacts...
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List of burials in the Valley of the Kings (redirect from KV (Egypt))
following is a list of burials in the Valley of the Kings, in Thebes (modern Luxor, Egypt) and nearby areas. The numbering system was established by John Gardner...
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Avenue of Sphinxes (category Thebes, Egypt)
the avenue (at Luxor) was found in 1949 when Egyptian archaeologist Mohammed Zakaria Ghoneim discovered eight statues near the Luxor Temple with 17 more...
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Papyrus Harris I (category Papyri from ancient Egypt)
known papyrus from Egypt, with some 1,500 lines of text." It was found in a tomb near Medinet Habu, across the Nile river from Luxor, Egypt, and purchased...
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