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Tourists gather at night in the illuminated outer court of the Temple of Luxor, with large seated statues of King Ramses II and an obelisk in Luxor, Egypt.
Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
Luxor Luxor temple complex Temple of Amon hypostyle hall; Temple of Luxor Temple of Luxor Nile River valley in ancient Egypt
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Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Added top questions. Mar 24, 2026
Add new Web site: State Information Service - Luxor, Egypt. Mar 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Helwan University - IAJFTH - Cultural Heritage and Identity: The Case Study of Luxor City, Egypt. Oct 01, 2024
Add new Web site: Live Science - Luxor: Ancient Egyptian Capital. Jan 26, 2023
Added mention of the Avenue of Sphinxes. Oct 23, 2019
Add new Web site: Discovering Egypt � Luxor Temple. Oct 20, 2017
Add new Web site: Discovering Egypt � Luxor Temple. Oct 20, 2017
Replaced photographs. Aug 07, 2015
Add new Web site: Tour Egypt - Luxor, Egypt. Aug 19, 2010
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Luxor, Egypt. Aug 19, 2010
Media added. Oct 16, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 25, 2007
Article revised and updated. May 04, 2007
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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