Luxor
الأقصر ⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ | |
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From top, left to right: Luxor Temple, Ramses II, Abu Haggag Mosque, Crocodile Island Resort, feluccas on the Nile | |
Nickname: City of Palaces | |
Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°39′E / 25.683°N 32.650°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Luxor |
Area [source?] | |
• Total | 416 km2 (161 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 506,588 |
• Demonym | Luxorian |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
Area code | (+20) 95 |
Website | www |
Official name | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iii, vi |
Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
Reference no. | 87 |
Region | Egyptian Governorates, Northern Africa, African Union |
Luxor (Arabic: الأقصر) is a city in Upper Egypt. In 2012, about 506,588 people lived there.[1] To tourists, it is mostly known because of Karnak, as well as other tourist sites nearby.
Because the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes is located in Luxor,[2] the city has been called the "world's greatest open-air museum." On the other side of the Nile lies the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.