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Luxor:
(/ˈlʌk.sɔr/ :In arabic
is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 (2010 estimate).
As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes,Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit these monuments, contributing a large part towards the economy for the modern city.
Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of the god Amon-Ra. The city was regarded in the Ancient Egyptian texts as w3s.t (approximate pronunciation: "Waset"), which meant "city of the sceptre". Thebes was also known as "the city of the 100 gates", sometimes being called "southern Heliopolis to distinguish it from the city of Iunu or Heliopolis, the main place of worship for the god Re in the north. It was also often referred to as niw.t, which simply means "city", and was one of only three cities in Egypt for which this noun was used (the other two were Memphis and Heliopolis); it was also called niw.t rst, "southern city", as the southernmost of them.
Luxor Tempel
The importance of the city started as early as the 11th Dynasty, when the town grew into a thriving city, renowned for its high social status and luxury, but also as a center for wisdom, art, religious and political supremacy. Montuhotep II who united Egypt after the troubles of the first intermediate period brought stability to the lands as the city grew in stature. The Pharaohs of the New Kingdom in their expeditions to Kush, in today's northern Sudan, and to the lands of Canaan, Phoenicia and Syria saw the city accumulate great wealth and rose to prominence, even on a world scale.Thebes played a major role in expelling the invading forces of the Hyksos from Upper Egypt, and from the time of the 18th Dynasty through to the 20th Dynasty, the city had risen as the major political, religious and military capital of Ancient Egypt.
The city attracted peoples such as the Babylonians, the Mitanni, the Hittites of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), the Canaanites of Ugarit, the Phoenicians of Byblos and Tyre, the Minoans from the island of Crete. A Hittite prince from Anatolia even came to marry with the widow of Tutankhamun, Ankhesenamun The political and military importance of the city, however, faded during the Late Period, with Thebes being replaced as political capital by several cities in Northern Egypt, such as Bubastis, Sais and finally Alexandria.
However, as the city of the god Amon-Ra, Thebes remained the religious capital of Egypt until the Greek period. The main god of the city was Amon, who was worshipped together with his wife, the Goddess Mut, and their son Khonsu, the God of the moon. With the rise of Thebes as the foremost city of Egypt, the local god Amon rose in importance as well and became linked to the sun god Ra, thus creating the new 'king of gods' Amon-Ra. His great temple, at Karnak just north of Thebes, was the most important temple of Egypt right until the end of antiquity.
Later, the city was attacked by Assyrian emperor Assurbanipal who installed the Libyan prince on the throne, Psammetichus The city of Thebes was in ruins and fell in significance. However, Alexander the Great did arrive at the temple of Amun, where the statue of the god was transferred from Karnak during the Opet Festival, the great religious feast. The grandeur of Thebes would still remain a site of spirituality, and attracted numerous Christian monks in the Roman Empire who established monasteries amidst several ancient monuments including the temple of Hatshepsut, now called Deir el-Bahri
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Karnak Temple 80
Karnak “Open air Museum” 40
Karnak Sound and Light Show 100
Luxor Temple 60
Hatshepsut Temple (Deir el Bahary) + Taftaf “Electric Train” 50 + 2
Dendarah Temple 40
Abydos Temple 40
Medinet Habu 40
Ramesseum 40
Seti 1st Temple 30
Merenptah Temple 20
Isis Temple (Deir Shelweet area) 40
Valley of the Kings + Taftaf “Electric Train” 100 + 4
Tomb of Tut Ankh Amon at Valley of the kings 100
Tomb of Ay at Valley of the kings 25
Tomb of Ramses VI at Valley of the kings 50
Howard Carter’s House 20
Replica of Tut Ankh Amon’s Tomb (Including entry to Carter’s House) 50
Valley of the Queens 50
Colossi of Memnun Free Deir el Medina 40
Tomb of Pashedu (Deir el Medina) 15
Tombs of Sennedjem and Inherkau (Deir el Medina) *Gives access also to the temple of Deir el Medina 40 Valley of the Nobles (Nakht, Menna & Amenemopet Tombs) 30
Valley of the Nobles (Rekhmire and Sennefer Tombs) 50 Valley of the Nobles (Ramose, Userhet and Khaemhet Tombs) 40
Valley of the Nobles “Khokha area” (Nefer-Ronpet, Nefer-Sekheru, Dhutmosi Tombs) 30
Valley of the Nobles (Khonsu, Userhet, Benia Tombs) 20 Valley of the Nobles (Roy, Shuroy & Amenemopt Tombs) 20
Assasif Area (Pabasa Tomb) 25
Assasif Area (Keref, Anchhor Tombs) 25
Luxor Museum 100
Mummification Museum 50
