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 A frieze in the precinct of Amun in Karnak, the northern complex of monuments of ancient Thebes. Image by: Blalonde Searchable Map and Satellite View of the City of Luxor using Google Earth DataSatellite View is showing Luxor, a city in central eastern Egypt (Upper Egypt). It is the site of the ruins of Luxor Temple and the Karnak Temple complex situated on the eastern bank of the Nile River, and the necropolises of the "Valley of the Kings" and the "Valley of the Queens", opposite of Luxor on the west bank.Today Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes (not to be confused with Ancient Thebes (Boeotia) in Greece). The Egyptian Thebes was once the center and the capital of the ancient "Egyptian Empire" (New Kingdom) situated in the 4th nome (an Ancient Egyptian regional area) named Was. Luxor Temple, a large ancient temple complex was built, dedicated to the Triad of Amun (Amun-Ra, the King of Gods, the Sun God who created himself), Mut (the Egyptian mother goddess), and Chons (Khonsu, god of the moon and time, son of Amun and Mut) was built by Amenophis III and Ramesses II, it was connected to the great sanctuary of Karnak by a long boulevard lined by sphinxes. Thebes with its necropolises and temples is a testimony to Ancient Egyptian civilization at its height. It is since 1979 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Modern times Luxor has a population of about half a million residents. Official language is Arabic. The Map shows a city map of today Luxor with expressways, main roads and streets, and the location of Luxor International Airport (LXR). The map shows also the location of Luxor Temple, the Karnak sanctuary and the necropolises of the "Valley of the Kings" and the "Valley of the Queens". |
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Local Time Luxor:
Monday-May-21 11:17
Standard time zone is Eastern European Time (EET): UTC/GMT +2 hoursEgypt does not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) since 2011 |
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| Google Map: Searchable Map of the City of Luxor, Egypt.
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| City Coordinates: 31°12′N 29°55′E φ Latitude °N, λ Longitude °E (of Map center): |
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| More about Egypt: Landmarks: Searchable map/satellite view of Giza Pyramid and the Great SphinxSearchable map/satellite view of Egyptian Cities: Alexandria, Cairo, Port Said, Sharm el-Sheikh, SuezCountry: Searchable map/satellite view of Egypt Administrative Map of Egypt Political Map of Egypt Egypt Country Profile Egypt in FiguresEgypt key statistical data. Continent: Map of Western Asia and the Middle East Map of Northern Africa and the Middle East Map of AfricaExternal Links Luxor Official website of Luxor Governorate (in Arabic). UNESCO World Heritage: Ancient Thebes UCLA: Digital Karnak Project Wikipedia entry: Luxor Wikipedia entry: Thebes |
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