LUXOR

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The city of Luxor is one of the most important and famous tourist destinations in Egypt also throughout the world, according to statistics made by organizations dealing with tourism and archaeological monuments have confirmed that the city of Luxor is located on the eastern bank of Nile as it is a very famous city in tourism and ancient Egyptian history which represents the glory of our ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their history which affirmed the greatness of Egypt, includes more than 500,000 inhabitants living in Luxor and is about 700 km from Cairo and has 4000 years of glory and development. One of the most famous temples is the Luxor Temple which is located in the center of the city and was linked to the Karnak Temple.

It is an always favorite and recommended city for tourists who are passionate about the Egyptian history of the Pharaonic era and the Nile River, it is anciently called "Tiba" and you can also visit Luxor on board a Nile cruise selected by Egypt Travel Holiday

During the New Kingdom between 1549 - 1069 BC. the capital Thebes had reached up to a million people. The pharaohs who governed its territory had benefited greatly from the military successes with which they expanded the borders to the south, towards the territory of Nubia, on the western coast of the Mediterranean, and east towards present-day Syria. The resulting great prosperity and enormous workforce available made it possible for the rulers of the New Kingdom to complete great architectural works, with the aim of making their memory immortal.

Today in Luxor one can still contemplate the efforts made by these rulers to preserve their legacy and history through the legacy of great temples and magnificent funerary complexes still present on the banks of the Nile, including ancient Thebes.

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What to see in Luxor, ancient mirage of Egypt

The most famous monuments are undoubtedly those of Giza, located in the suburbs of Cairo. The pyramids of Giza, with their incomparable dimensions, have inspired the collective imagination for millennia. These enormous architectures, as well as the other pyramids scattered in the desert south of Cairo, keep alive the memory of the unprecedented development achieved by the civilization of the Nile Valley during the third millennium BC.

The pyramids, however, represent only the beginning of the legacy of Ancient Egypt but not the whole story because the ancient history of Egypt lasted thousands of years, every part of Egypt tells of the great effort of the pharaohs to leave the Egyptians a civilization with which they must be proud in front of every person of any nationality.

This civilization survived long after the decline of ancient Memphis, and continued to develop in its own way. In Thebes, Ancient Egypt reached its maximum splendor, recalled by the various monumental styles present.

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The largest open-air museum in the world (Luxor)

Luxor is today defined as "the largest open-air museum in the world". This name comes from the fact that the modern part is located on the same site as ancient Thebes. This was literally built on top of and around Old Kingdom treasure, which remains undiscovered to this day.

Surrounded by modern constructions, the Luxor Temple and the Karnak complex are two of the most spectacular monuments in all of Egypt and the Valley of the Kings, these sites were first used to bury kings and pharaohs and are believed to have done so since they have ancient traditions and among those kings there was the temple of Tutankhamun and it includes more than 36 temples.

Their visual impact is amplified by the contrast of their ancient stone structure with the modern buildings erected in the surrounding area. Furthermore, the area around Luxor and the opposite bank of the river are dotted with a vast heritage of temples and funerary sites. A few days will be necessary for an adequate exploration of all the sites of major importance, the most significant of which are located an hour from Luxor, each of which represents the prosperity and level of refinement of this ancient culture.

It is simpler to divide the site around Luxor into two parts, east bank and west bank. This division would also have been appropriate for the ancient Egyptians, given that they conceived the eastern shore as the land of the living, where the sun rises, while the western shore represented the land of death, the place of sunset and the passage to the afterlife. Luxor and the ruins of ancient Thebes are located on the eastern bank, along the temple complex where the ancient religious cult was observed while the western bank represents the modernity of life and both parts are completely different according to history.

The monuments on the western bank instead consist mainly of tombs and funerary temples, where the ancient Egyptians and their rulers arranged rest for the afterlife. To spend your New Year in Egypt, you can easily check our different packages from our Memphis Tours website to spend your ideal Christmas and New Year holiday visiting Cairo and Luxor and Aswan and Hurghada and Marsa Alam.

No perspective equals that offered by a hot air balloon trip, to fully understand why Luxor is known as an open-air museum, and to enjoy the stunning view of the Nile and its landscapes from above. Floating over all the sites on the east and west banks, you will have an overall view that will allow you to grasp the magnificence of the sites and their grandiose dimensions.

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The most visited sites in Luxor

Surely you can visit several very archaeological sites and places and monuments in the city of Luxor which have the possibility of attracting the attention of the eyes and hearts of tourists even Egyptians thanks to their unbearable beauty.

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You can visit several monuments and temples such as: the Luxor Temple, the Karnak Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Medinat Habu, The Ramesseum, Deir Al-Medina, Tombs of the Nobles, Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir Al- Bahri), Colossi of Memnon.

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There is also the Luxor museum which was inaugurated in 1975 and presented the history of the ancient city which was called "taba" and told the story of the Islamic era and there is also inside the museum 26 well preserved statues and two mummies for kings Ahmos the first and Ramesses the first.

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