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  South-central city of Luxor in Egypt, located over 670 km south of Cairo at the Nile River in Upper Egypt, located in the Kingdom and the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, New Kingdom site of the southern half.
  Today, Luxor is the world's largest open-air museum, has a "palace of the city" in the world. Nile River through the city, will be one of the two. Since the ancient Egyptians believed that the human life with the sun, rises from the east, west, east bank of the river, which is the magnificent temples and vibrant neighborhoods, the river's west bank is the Pharaoh, the tomb of the Queen and the nobility . "City of the living" and "dead city" across the river, forming the world's eternal cycle of the two circles.
  In today's Luxor's ancient buildings, the best preserved and largest is the Temple of Karnak. It covers an area of 5,000 square meters hall has 134 columns towering into the sky, the most middle of the 12 21 meters high, 5 people can not encircle, the species all over the exquisite relief. More than 400 years ago, the first into the "multi-pillar hall," the Europeans in the hot sun was shocked: "I walked in, an entire column to see the entire line of huge columns, but also think you're dreaming!" Kanak God Temple and Luxor Temple less than a kilometer away, a stone road connected.
  Luxor has become a modern tourist city, Egypt's tourist destination, where filled with a festive and cheerful atmosphere, located in the center of the temple to Luxor temple marked with a special tag, every year hundreds of thousands of tourists from the world globe. Egypt, saying: "never been to Luxor to have not been to Egypt."
  Luxor is Egypt's tourist center, built in the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, the southern half of the site. Thebes 4,000 years ago has a new dynasty to enter the Kingdom of the heyday of eighteen, when the city across the Nile River on both sides as the "one hundred capital", is the world's largest city. 88 BC, was destroyed. According to archaeologists estimated that some 500 tombs scattered in the Luxor area, the West Nile Bank is only the famous "Valley of the Kings" have 64 imperial tombs. Opening up the existing 17. Basically the same form of the tomb, the slope is very steep ladder access through mausoleum corridors, the corridor through the tomb room, several indoor rooms graves. The granite sarcophagus mummy put the last one parked in the grave.
  Vault walls and pillars carved with colorful murals depicting: Some describe the war, and some description of actors and artisans, and some descriptions of fishing and hunting, and some describe the religious beliefs of ancient Egyptians. From the "Valley of the Kings" is a few kilometers east of the famous eighteenth dynasty built during the reign of Queen 哈奇吉普苏 Baha Li Temple, temple hills close to Thebes, divided into 3 layers, although the experience of 3,000 years, the hall The relief is also intact, rich in content, with the Queen and the royal expedition to the scene depicting disputes.
  East Coast has Karnak temple & Luxor temple. Two less than a kilometer away from the temple, a stone road connected. During the day tourists visiting Luxor's monuments and museums, the night in the Karnak temple, there are two well-known sound and light show, the audience sat in open-air viewing platform, in the black night, the color of the spotlight leads people to watch a monuments, guide in English, A Man chanting poetic interpretation of Egypt's history and life of all to establish the Temple of Pharaoh, in cooperation with the music, people just like being in general.
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No. 2
  Luxor (Luxor)
  Central and southern Egyptian city, located over 670 km south of Cairo at the Nile River in Upper Egypt, located in the Kingdom and the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, New Kingdom, the southern half of the site.
  Luxor Temple of Luxor today is the world's largest open-air museum, has a "palace of the city" in the world. Nile River through the city, will be one of the two. Since the ancient Egyptians believed that the human life with the sun, rises from the east, west, east bank of the river, which is the magnificent temples and vibrant neighborhoods, the river's west bank is the Pharaoh, the tomb of the Queen and the nobility . "City of the living" and "dead city" across the river, forming the world's eternal cycle of the two circles.
  In today's Luxor's ancient buildings, the best preserved and largest is the Temple of Karnak. It covers an area of 5,000 square meters hall has 134 columns towering into the sky, the most middle of the 12 21 meters high, 5 people can not encircle, the species all over the exquisite relief. More than 400 years ago, the first into the "multi-pillar hall," the Europeans in the hot sun was shocked: "I walked in, an entire column to see the entire line of huge columns, but also think you're dreaming!" Kanak God Temple and Luxor Temple less than a kilometer away, a stone road connected.
  Luxor has become a modern tourist city, Egypt's tourist destination, where filled with a festive and cheerful atmosphere, located in the center of the temple to Luxor temple marked with a special tag, every year hundreds of thousands of tourists from the world globe. Egypt, saying: "never been to Luxor to have not been to Egypt."
  Luxor each year from May to September is hot, the lowest average temperature in January, other months temperatures. If you go to travel, _select_ the hot weather in the not so wise.
  Luxor is located between two deserts things, although geography is not very wonderful, but does not affect the search for delicious food in Luxor. Located in the tourist market on the 2nd floor restaurant has Martha Haba cuisine in the Near East. In particular, you would like to recommend that the fish here is the use of the fish caught from the Nile to do, taste very good. And the restaurant has outdoor seating, you can dine while enjoying the night near the Temple of Luxor.
  Gift shop located in densely populated areas of the Ammon shops have national dishes to taste, you'll know that it deserved reputation. Mu Hata on the street there is a "test Shelly" store, where you can add the olives according to their own tastes, and lentils sauce. Tasted it, "Shelly test," you may have a "test Shelly," the impression of a big difference.
  Luxor is definitely near the small town where there are treasures. Luxor and Aswan in Freud between the clothing store full of many of the nation, the characteristics of clothing here in Egypt is quite complete, even if you're not a man of folk, buy new clothes is not the primary virtual Egypt OK, these are the national costume, no matter how experienced you are the witness of life.
  Urn cloth Dalao in Qom have a camel market, every Tuesday morning in summer and winter Monday, Tuesday and Sunday morning is market day here. Camel nomads in Sudan to get here, or rent, or sell, for agricultural, rental, and the rest of the camels but also in the area rushed to Cairo to sell. Interested to see the ethnic customs here, you may wish to calculate the day to join them.
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Wikipedia Daquan
  Lukesuo
  Luxor
  Luxor
  (Zhang with the cast)
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  1. n.:  Al Uqsur
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Al Uqsur MuseumAl uqsur Amon shrineAl uqsur an ancient city Site
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Al uqsur TempleKarnakEgypt Carl Ng Temple
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Egypt Empress ValleyEgypt Monarch paddyAl Uqsur Museum
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