Located in Upper Egypt Luxor Tour has been described as the world’s largest open-air museum. Nowadays it has been elevated to the status of governorate, although it is still classified as being in the province of Qena. Luxor has a population of round about 230,000, most of whom are employed in tourism somehow, although there are many who are employed in agriculture and commerce.

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2. Located in Upper Egypt Luxor has been described as the world’s largest open-air museum.
Nowadays it has been elevated to the status of governorate, although it is still classified as
being in the province of Qena. Luxor has a population of round about 230,000, most of
whom are employed in tourism somehow, although there are many who are employed in
agriculture and commerce.
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3. Luxor is one of the most popular destinations in Egypt and qualifies as one of those places
that you simply must see. Because of this almost every Egyptian tourist company has an
office somewhere in the town.
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4. It has been estimated that Luxor contains about a third of the most valuable monuments and
antiquities in the whole world, which makes it one of this planet’s most important tourist sites.
Monuments such as The Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the
Queens, Deir El-Bahri (the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut), the worker's village at Deir El-
Medina, the list goes on and on and on. Alhough most visitors will stay for just a few days, it
would take a substantial amount of time to visit everything in this amazing town.
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5. Once known as Thebes, Luxor’s importance in ancient Egyptian history cannot be denied. It
was the religious capital almost all throughout the Pharaonic period which is why the town is
dominated by the two temples: the Temple of Luxor and the immense Temple of Karnak: the
world’s largest temple complex.
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6. Dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Amun Ra, the Temple of Karnak was constantly
expanded by successive pharaohs, each adding his, or her, tribute to the god. The site dates
back to the Middle Kingdom under the reign of Mentuhotep (11th Dynasty), but most of what
can be seen today are from the New Kingdom. Other parts of the complex include sites
dedicated to Mut, the wife of Amun Ra, and their son Khonsu.
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7. Most people know that Luxor was once Thebes, but “Thebes” was not what the ancient
Egyptians called it. Ancient texts show that it was called T-apt, “The Shrine”, with the
ancient Greeks calling it Tea Pie. The Arabs had problems with pronunciation and so it
became Thebes to them. The name vanished then as the area submitted to the desert and
then by the 10th-century Arab travelers thought the ruins were of grand buildings so started
to call it Al-Oksour, or “site of the palaces” which evtnually became Luxor.
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8. Luxor is situated 670km (416 miles) to the south of Cairo, 220km (137 miles) to the north of
Aswan, and 280km (174 miles) to the west of Hurghada. It is the second most popular place
to visit in Egypt, behind Cairo, and is accessible in a number of ways.
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9. By Air
Luxor International Airport is located 6km (4 miles) east of the city and can be reached from
most countries around the world, although it is most popular for charter flights. From here
you can also fly to most of the main cities and towns in Egypt, as well as arriving from them.
EgyptAir runs daily flights from Cairo to Luxor, as well as Luxor to Cairo, which only take,
on average, about 50 minutes.
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10. By Train
Luxor is situated on the main Cairo to Aswan railway line and has a modern station in El-
Mahata Square. Services to both Cairo and Aswan are quite frequent, although restriction on
tourists are in place right now which allows them to only use the sleeper service or the trains
to either side of them.
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11. By Road
Even though Luxor is connected by road to Cairo and has a good bus connection with the
capital, tourists are asked not to attempt to use this mode of transport for this journey and are
therefore left with only rail or flight as an alternative. The road to Aswan can be used, however,
and it gives the opportunity to visit sites such as Edfu and Kom Ombo. Hurghada is reachable
by a 3.5-hour bus journey, opening up the Red Sea for those who wish a change. Please note: if
you do intend to use this mode of transport you are best booking your seats at least 24 hours in
advance to ensure you get the seats you want.
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12. By Cruise:
Nowadays you can only go to Aswan by cruise boat, although some operators do offer the
opportunity of a one day sail to see Dendera. The River Nile has not been used for cruises
between Cairo and Luxor since the late 1990s.
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