The modern name for Thebes is Luxor which came from " Al
oqsour " meaning
The city of palaces" The renowned Greek Historian
Homer described it is the city of Hundred gates. The
city grew over the years impressed by its beautiful
palaces and huge edifices, the Egyptian re-named it
Luxor.
The dynastic and religious capital of middle Kingdom and
new kingdom Egypt
It’s the premier travel destination in Upper Egypt.
And has often been called The world's greatest open air
museum filled with awe-inspiring monuments of The
ancient civilization and has much to offer visitors from
vast temples and Ancient royal tombs to spectacular
desert The Nile divided Luxor to two banks.One the east
bank in the city of the living (Karnak and Luxor temple
and the modern hotel Bazaars, horse drawn carriage,
feluccas. The west bank in the City of the dead (valley
of King, valley of queen and Valley of the Nobles)
this makes the link between past and present.
Now from the first moment you arrive Luxor airport you
well see the new
airport
building and when you come down from the airport you can
see part of the new causeway as you go over a
bridge coming into Luxor town. There are also open
areas, especially to the north of the temple, where
buildings have been cleared. The area around the temple
itself is much tidier and largely paved, including a
large decoratively paved area between the temple and the
road to the station. And the same for the old market
which has been cleared. And it only for a pedestrian
area.
New Mubarak Heritage Center Is a recent building and
Opened by
President Mubarak It is situated
at the junction between the airport road and sphinx
avenue.
The Center is established with the aim of orienting
Luxor’s tourists with Egypt’s cultural heritage. The
center is operated by state-of-the-art ICT tools to
delineate the Egyptian civilization throughout age.
The center offers you an interesting Panorama of
culture (Cultrama) with interactive showcase of
the documentation of pharaonic, Coptic, Islamic,
natural and modern Egyptian heritage .This panorama
is the first of its kind in the world. For more information visit
www.cultnat.org
www.eternalegypt.org
One of the best places in Egypt to see many of the
400 different recorded
species Of the Egyptian birds Luxor is typical of
the Nile Valley with Crocodile Island the best place to see Purple
Gallinule, Senegal, Thick Knee and Nile Valley
sunbird. As Well occasional Painted Snip." Jolie
Ville Luxor Resort" Offering
bird watching Safari including the Hotel activities.
