Luxor City
Luxor City is a suburb in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Luxor City is situated nearby to the locality Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi, as well as near the neighborhood City Council Housing.Places of Interest
Highlights include Luxor Temple and Avenue of Sphinxes.
Luxor Temple
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Avenue of Sphinxes is situated 2½ km north of Luxor City.
Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque
Mosque
The Abu Haggag Mosque is a mosque in Luxor, in the Luxor Governorate of Egypt. The mosque contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag, after whom the mosque is named.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Bank and Luxor.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 City.
Luxor City
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Qena Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.68543° or 25° 41′ 8″ northLongitude
32.65197° or 32° 39′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7GQJMMP2+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 828280582OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Luxor City” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدينه الاقصر”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hawd al Karnak al Gharbi and City Council Housing.
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Highlights include إدارة مرور الأقصر and Local market.
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