Al Awkaf Housing

Al Awkaf Housing is a neighborhood in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Al Awkaf Housing is situated nearby to the neighborhood North District Housing, as well as near 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.

Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque

Mosque

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.

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 Luxor and East Bank.

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.