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The modern town of
Luxor which, by train, lies some 671 Kms. South of Cairo is part of
the ancient City of Thebes, the capital, after Memphis of Pharaonic
Egypt. In ancient days, “Hundered gated Thebes”, as homor
called it, attracted visitors from all parts of the known world and
since that time travelers to the land of Egypt have come to Luxor
to wander among its antiquity-steeped remains and absorb something
of the delightful atmosphere of a long by-gone age. Luxor gives the
visitor a never-to-be-forgotten chance of wandering through its breath-taking
time-defying temples and marveling at the deep buried majesty of its
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East of the
Nile: |
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1- The Temple of
Luxor dedicated to the god, Amon-Ra
2- The Temple of Karnak: this is the Great Temple of Amon-Ra.
In the vicinity, too, are the Temples of “Mut” as well
as of “Ptah” and other smaller Temples.
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West of the Nile: |
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a) The Tombs of the Nobles:
1- The Tombs of Nakht, XVIIIth
Dynasty (1425-1405 B.C.).
2- The Tombs of Menena XVIIIth Dynasty (1425-1405 B.C.).
3- Tombs of Rekhmere-ra XVIIIth Dynasty (1504-1450 B.C.).
4- The Tomb of Raa-Mose, XVIIIth Dynasty (1375-1352 B.C.).
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b) The Royal Tombs: |
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1- With the Valley of the Kings at the extreme west and the Valley
of the queens at the extreme south of Necropolis.
2- The Tomb of Kings Tut-Ankh-Amon of the XVIII Dynasty (1345 B.C.).
3- The Tomb of Seti I of the XIXth Dynasty (1318-1298) B.C).
4- The Tomb of Amen-Hotob II, or Amenophis, of the XVIIIth Dynasty
(1450-1425 B.C).
5- The tomb of Ramses VIth, XXth Dynasty (1157 B.C).
6- The Tomb of Ramses IIIrd, XXth Dynasty (1198-1167 B.C.).
7- The Tomb of Horr\emoheb XVIIIth Dynasty (1341-1405 B.C).
8- The Tomb of Thutmoses III, XVIIIth Dynasty (1503 B.C).
9- The Tomb of the Queen Nefertari, XIX th Dynasty (1292-1225 B.C)
wife of Ramses II.
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The Funerary Temples: |
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1- El-Dier el Bahari Temple built by the famed Queen
Hatshepust of the XVIIIth Dynasty (1505-1484 B.C.).
2- The Ramesseum Temple built by Ramses II of the
XIXth Dynasty (1198-1167 B.C).
3- Medinet Habu Temple (12th Cen., B.C.).
4- Two statues of Memnon (1419-1375 B.C.). |
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