Luxor Destination Guide
Delve into Luxor in Egypt!
Luxor in the region of Muḩāfaz̧at al Uqşur with it's 422,407 residents is a place located in Egypt - some 313 mi (or 504 km) South of Cairo, the country's capital.
Local time in Luxor is now 01:21 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named "Africa / Cairo" with an UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tabuk, Aqaba, Waburat Armant, Tawd, Suhaj or Al Aqalitah. While being here, you might want to check out Naj' ar Rizqah, Naj' al Madamud, Naj' al Khutbah, Jazirat al 'Awwamiyah, Izbat al Hajjah Duwah and Al Qurnah as well. We discovered some clips posted online. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Balloon Trip over West Bank Luxor
Early morning trip, starting with boat trip across the Nile at sunrise. The ballooning over various ancient things, farmlands and homes. Viewing mountains, desertland and Luxor
Destination Luxor by Starwood Hotels & R...
Luxor, long fabled for its wealth of Egyptian history, is now a thriving modern city, where there is still so much left for us to explore. A wonderful blend of old and new Luxor is a must for anyone t...
Hot Air Ballooning over Egypts Sacred T...
On our Egypt Tour with Sedona Soul Adventures we had the opportunity to go on a Hot Air Balloon ride, We took off close to the Temple of Hatshepsut from there we traveled over the river Nile, the city...
Vakantie Egypte - Luxor April 2010
Vacation Egypt - Luxor April 2010
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Conservation Of Architectural Heritage -4th Edition 2020
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Interesting facts about this location
Luxor Governorate
Luxor Governorate has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from Qena Governorate. It is located 635 km south of Cairo. It is currently the smallest governorate in Egypt, spanning approximately 5 km from north to south, and 1.5 km from east to west, and lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile. The city of Luxor is the capital of the Luxor governorate.
Located at 25.7, 32.64 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon (known to locals as el-Colossat, or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3400 years (since 1350 BC) they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
Located at 25.7, 32.64 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Thebes, Egypt
Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt, natively known as Waset, located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.
Located at 25.7, 32.64 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Karnak
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began in the reign of Sesostris I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom.
Located at 25.7, 32.64 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Ramesseum
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great", also spelled "Ramses" and "Rameses"). It is located in the Theban necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor. The name – or at least its French form, Rhamesséion – was coined by Jean-François Champollion, who visited the ruins of the site in 1829 and first identified the hieroglyphs making up Ramesses's names and titles on the walls.
Located at 25.7, 32.64 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 3 mi away.
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