Thursday, October 10, 2013

A trip to Luxor

The city of Luxor dubbed the sun city and this city that combines past and present associated with the modern era at one time not prejudice place in Luxor from impact spokesman  of the greatness of the ancient Egyptians BC thousands of years . Luxor has a lot of Antiquities


 Luxor is a tourist city so as to attract tourists coming to Egypt and Store for the Ancient Egyptian civilization wherein more than 800 archaeological shrine area. The Luxor Remained the capital of Egypt until the beginning of the sixth dynasty Pharaonic, when the capital moved to Memphis in the north.




  Luxor knew by across different eras by many names In the beginning it was called the city of wast and then Thebes released by the Romans . And named it as well as the city cent door as described by the poet Greek Homer in the Iliad and renamed as well as the city of the sun , the City of Light and the City of Mace and after the Arab conquest of Egypt called this name "Luxor".



The province of Luxor many Characterized by tourist and entertainment attractions that distinguish them from others, such as :
  Karnak Temple.



Luxor Temple


Luxor Museum


  .Temple of Hatshepsut.


A statue of the Sphinx.

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