Articles of category "Luxor"

Today Luxor is well equipped to accommodate tourists with many hotels and in general a tourist industry ready and willing to serve the people from many countries that descend on this area of the Nile Valley every year. It is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world, and is probably the second most visited ancient site in Egypt, second only to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction works began in the 16th century BC. Approximately 30 pharaohs contributed to the building, enabling to reach a size, complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features is overwhelming.

Luxor is one of the unique towns all over the world. It's an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt and a popular holiday destination. It's also can be starting or finishing point for Nile cruises. Luxor is the site of the ancient city of Thebes, and has a population of approximately 150,000. It's unlikely to find any site in the town which doesn't bear a print of centuries old history of Egypt. Luxor is the world's greatest open air museum!