Luxor Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الأقصر) has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when former president Hosni Mubarak announced its...
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Thebes. Luxor had a population of 1,333,309 in 2020, with an area of approximately 417 km2 (161 sq mi) and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. It is...
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The Luxor Temple (Arabic: معبد الأقصر) is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as...
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Luxor University (Arabic: جامعة الأقصر) is an Egyptian public university in Luxor Governorate. In the past, formerly, it was branch of South Valley University...
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Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor may also refer to: Luxor Governorate, the governorate of which Luxor is the capital Luxor International Airport...
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Karnak (category Populated places in Luxor Governorate)
comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I...
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List of Coptic place names (section Luxor Governorate)
/ˈʃærʃæ, din/ Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atribe), "palace, temple of Repyt" /ɑˈdripæ/ Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne) /næ/ Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne) /snæ/ Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone) /ˈkoːnæ/ Dendera...
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Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (category People from Luxor Governorate)
also became a Qari. In 2006, a mosque in his native village of Armant in Luxor, Southern Egypt, was opened under his name. Qari Abdul Basit Abdul-Samad...
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Kafr Shukr Kafr Zarqan Kerdasa Khanka Kharga Khusus Kom Hamada Kom Ombo Luxor Maghagha Mallawi Manfalut Mansoura Mashtool El Souk Matai Menouf Marsa Alam...
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Ahmed el-Tayeb (category People from Luxor Governorate)
following the death of Mohamed Sayed Tantawy in 2010. He is from Kurna, Luxor Governorate in Upper Egypt, and he belongs to a Sunni Muslim family. Al-Tayeb...
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al-Janāʼizīyah) is a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (Luxor) in Upper Egypt. It was used for ritual burials for much of the Pharaonic...
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of the Mediterranean. Its ruins lie within the modern Egyptian city of Luxor. Thebes was the main city of the fourth Upper Egyptian nome (Sceptre nome)...
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Esna (category Populated places in Qena Governorate)
of Luxor. The city was formerly part of the modern Qena Governorate, but as of 9 December 2009, it was incorporated into the new Luxor Governorate. This...
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Alexandria (category Governorate capitals in Egypt)
is a yachting harbour, and Abu Qir Port at the northern east of the governorate. It is a commercial port for general cargo and phosphates.[citation needed]...
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Temple of Montu (Medamud) (category Buildings and structures in Luxor Governorate)
located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Karnak, which is located within Luxor. Medamud was excavated by French archaeologist Fernand Bisson de la Roque...
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Side view of Lady Rai's mummy, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo Born c. 1565 BC Died 1530 BC (aged c. 35) Burial place Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt...
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Papyrus Amherst 63 in the Pierpont Morgan Library Discovered 1896 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt Present location New York and Michigan, United States...
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Phnoum (category Buildings and structures in Luxor Governorate)
Phnoum was a cenobitic monastery established by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D. Located near Latopolis in Upper Egypt, it was the southernmost...
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Sheikh Governorate 2007 - Unknown Flag of the Luxor Governorate 2016 - Unknown Flag of the Matrouh Governorate Unknown Flag of the Minya Governorate Unknown...
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New Thebes (category Populated places in Luxor Governorate)
New Thebes (Arabic: طيبة الجديدة) is a city in Luxor Governorate, Egypt. Egypt portal v t e...
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meteoric iron dagger Material Iron Created c. 1330 BC Discovered 1925 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt Present location Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt...
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Giza (category Governorate capitals in Egypt)
population after Kinshasa, Lagos, and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 4,872,448 in the 2017 census. It is located...
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Medamud (category Populated places in Luxor Governorate)
from Coptic: ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧ) is a village in the Luxor Governorate of Egypt, about 8 km east-north from Luxor. The Temple of Montu was located here. It was...
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Maxims of Ptahhotep. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Created c. 2363 BC Discovered 1847 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt Discovered by Emile d'Avennes...
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Subdivisions of Egypt (redirect from Governorate of Egypt)
the 6th of October and Helwan governorates were again incorporated into the Giza and Cairo Governorates, respectively. Luxor was created in December 2009...
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Chester Beatty Library Size length: 55 cm Created c. 1147 BC Discovered 1931 Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt Present location Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland...
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for all other governorates (including Giza) Alphabetical part: two letters for Giza license plates, three letters for all other governorates (including Cairo)...
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Samalut (category Populated places in Minya Governorate)
ⲧⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲗⲟⲧ t-Semulot) is a city and a municipal division in the Minya Governorate in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, a few hours by...
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New Administrative Capital (category Populated places in Cairo Governorate)
romanized: al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda), is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's new...
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Monastery of Saint Epiphanius (category Buildings and structures in Luxor Governorate)
Monastery of Epiphanius is a monastery near in Luxor Governorate, Egypt, near the regional capital Luxor (ancient Thebes). It was founded by an anchorite...
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