Luxor, the city of a hundred gates

Egypt tourism

luxor is the ancient city of Slash located on the eastern bank of the River Nile, one of the main travel destinations in Egypt.

Also known as uaset (in ancient Egyptian), the great Homer called her "The city of a hundred gates", due to the number of gates built into its walls, while the Arabs called it Al-Uqsur the "City of Palaces."

The truth is that it is the city of the great temples of ancient Egypt, such as Luxor and Karnak, adding to the famous necropolis that were built on the west bank of the Nile to bury the pharaohs and nobles of Ancient Egypt in what is known as the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.

Not surprisingly, the city is known as an open-air museum without equal throughout the world which is divided into three parts: Luxor is the ancient city is located on the eastern side of the Nile, the city of Thebes and Karnak, which are found on the west side of the River Nile, opposite Luxor, and now incorporated into one.

As the capital of Thebes in ancient Egypt (1550-1069 BC) it was the city that honored the God Amon Ra (god of the ancient Egyptians Mataharai).

Today the visitors of the world marvel at two of its main monuments: that of the Temple of Luxor that boasted an avenue flanked by sphinxes initially built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II, who completed the temple.

The temple also had two large obelisks, located on each side of the entrance door and that connected to a large patio with access to rooms, chambers, the birth chamber, the offering room and other sanctuaries.

It also highlights the Temple of Karnak, the most important religious center dedicated to the worship of the god Amun and other divinities.


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