Luxor

Luxor là thành phố ở phía trung-đông của Ai Cập, ở Qinā Governorate, bên sông Nin, gần với Al Karnak. Luxor có dân số theo điều tra năm 1999 là 376.022 người và diện tích là 416 km². Thành phố này nằm ở khu vực sản xuất nông nghiệp với các nông sản ngũ cốc, mía đường, chà là. Thành phố Luxor là nơi có các địa điểm khảo cổ, là nơi thu hút du khách tham quan. Luxor có Sân bay quốc tế Luxor. Luxor nằm ở nửa phía nam của Thebes cổ và có các phế tích của một ngôi đền lớn được xây vào khoảng năm 1400 trước Công nguyên, trong thời kỳ Tân vương quốc.
Located in the upper region of Egypt, Luxor is renowned as the World’s Greatest Open Air museum. Also known worldwide for its extremely stunning and beautiful tourist sights, the city is a delightful location constructed around the ancient Thebes site.
From museums and temples, to shopping in customary souks or sailing the Nile River, the old capital of Egypt, Luxor offers a number of thrilling experiences to enjoy.

With an assorted mixture of cafes, restaurants and markets offering conventional souvenirs, Luxor is a colorful and vibrant metropolis bustling with lots of people all the time. The main roads of Corniched, Sharia Al Karnak and Sharia al Mahatta are no doubt, worth a few hours of your time. You’ll get a slice of the Egyptian lifestyle.


But what are the most attractive tourist destinations in Luxor and what else can you do while in the city?
The Luxor Temple is a foremost sightseeing location that conveys with the spirit of opulent cultural heritage of Egypt, located nearby the extremely beautiful reservoir of Nile. Constructed by Pharaoh Ramasses II with 6 figurines of Great Kings (in standing and sitting positions) at the entrance, the temple’s beautiful walls and their various inscriptions suggest that the king took part in a confrontation in opposition to the Hittites.


An incredible work of art, the Luxor Temple also incorporates a church on its western side along with 3 ornate shrines in the courtyard.

Your journey to Luxor would seem incomplete if you do not spare some time to visit the Colossi of Memnon (King of Ethiopia and a hero of the Trojan Ware) and Amenhotep’s memorial temple. They’re extremely popular among foreign vacationers. Also, in Luxor there’s a Mummification Museum. Located on a cornice just north of the Luxor Temple, overlooking the Nile, it’s a must if you want to somehow understand the ancient art of mummification.

The Valley of Kings, also known as “Wadi el Muluk” is ranked among world’s top tourist attractions. For more than 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, various tombs have been constructed for Pharaohs and powerful, influential nobles of the new empire.