Luxor Governorate
Luxor Governorate is a locality in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Luxor Governorate is situated nearby to the village Naj al Khutbah, as well as near the locality Khaled Ibn Al Walid.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luxor Temple and Avenue of Sphinxes.
Luxor Temple
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The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
Avenue of Sphinxes
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Avenue of Sphinxes or The King's Festivities Road, also known as Rams Road is a 2.7 km long avenue which connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple having been uncovered in the ancient city of Thebes, with sphinxes and ram-headed statues lined up on both flanks.
Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque
Mosque
The Mosque of Abu Haggag is a mosque in Luxor, Egypt. It contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag, after whom the mosque is named. The mosque is integrated into the structure of Luxor Temple, an Ancient Egyptian centre of worship, making it one of the oldest continuously used temples in the world, dating back to the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.
Luxor
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Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
East Bank
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The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
El-Assasif
Village
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El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. El-Assasif is situated 6 km northwest of Luxor Governorate.
Luxor Governorate
- Type: Locality
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.6914° or 25° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
32.6555° or 32° 39′ 20″ eastElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
7GQJMMR4+G5GeoNames ID
10277352
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