Introduction to louxr

Introduction

Luxor city history and civilization, rooted deep in history witness to the greatness of Rights, which marked the Egyptian Sciences and Arts since seven thousand years, which is open to the University of human history in different days through the pre-history and even the modern era.
Location and Area

Luxor governorate map
Luxor is located within the territory at the southern latitudes between 25-36 north east and away -32-33:

* Distance of 670 kilometers southwest of Cairo.
* Distance of 220 km north of Aswan.
* Distance of 280 km south west of Hurghada.

It consists of two parts Alavsr city land east and west Land Chapter Nile River and was known on land in the eastern city neighborhoods Ages Pharaonic temples where religious and palaces of kings and the general public and given to the western city of the dead land where cemeteries and synagogues funeral.

The total area of Luxor, 416 square kilometers including Dahir populated desert area and 208 square kilometres equivalent to 50% of the total area of Luxor.
Economy

1 - Tourism
Luxor to contain the effects of third world and two-thirds of the effects of Egypt and thus the most important areas of historical tourism in Egypt and the world and send them a lot of tourists of various nationalities to view the splendour of ancient Egyptian civilization and the progress of Egyptian art and architecture ..... He was the state interest in Luxor through tourist development projects, a number 23 draft at a cost of 2,019,127,488 pounds and the State maintenance and restoration of monuments and keep them that are a source of national income.