Luxor
in Luxor Governorate, Egypt
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Luxor International Airport (4 mi) - Sohag International Airport (71 mi)
- Aswan International Airport (120 mi)
- Marsa Alam International Airport (121 mi)
- Hurghada International Airport (125 mi)
- El Kharga Airport (129 mi)
- Assiut International Airport (137 mi)
- El Tor Airport (184 mi)
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (Unesco heritage, 4 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 25.699 and 32.642 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 25° 41' 56" and E 32° 38' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:22 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 4:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.883 and -147.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matotea - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Luxor
Luxor in Luxor Governorate with it's 422,407 citizens is a city in Egypt about 313 mi (or 504 km) south of Cairo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Luxor is now 06:22 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Luxor, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Luxor International Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis in a distance of 4 mi (or 6 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Qina, Sohag, Aswan, Hurghada and Asyut. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 18% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (76 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mercure Luxor Karnak
Pavillon Winter Luxor
STEIGENBERGER NILE PALACE LUXOR
Sonesta St. George Hotel - Luxor
Hilton Luxor Resort - Spa
Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor
Iberotel Luxor
SENTIDO MS MAHROUSSA
Queens Valley Luxor
Sunset Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Egipto templo de luxor
haren del Dios Amón-Ra. Waset, capital de egipto en el imperio nuevo realizado durante el Imperio Nuevo. Estaba unido al templo de Karnak mediante una avenida de esfinges. Fue construido...
Luxor Temple, Luxor - Egypt Travel Channel
Luxor-Temple, Egypt http://blog.myvideomedia.com English see below Der Luxor-Tempel ist die südliche der zwei altägyptischen Tempelanlagen in Luxor. Er war über eine 2,5 km lange Sphingenalle...
Luxor, Egypt - Luxor Temple HD (2013)
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was founded in 1400 BCE. For centuries...
Antiguo Egipto: Templo de Luxor
TEMPLO DE AMÓN-RA EN LUXOR El templo de Luxor estaba unido al de Karnak por una avenida de esfinges y capillas en las que paraban las barcas sagradas durante la fiesta de Opet.
Cruise the Nile with Kuoni Travel
Experience luxury Nile cruises with Kuoni, and drift along one of the most famous rivers of the world. Moor up to stunning historic sites, and stay in some of the most beautiful hotels on the...
Tempio di Luxor
La guida ci introduce alla storia egizia e ci parla del tempio di Luxor. The tour leader introduces the temple of Luxor to the group.
Luxor Temple at night light El Antiguo Egipto de los Faraones
El Antiguo Egipto de los Faraones. Luxor Temple at night light El templo de Luxor fue erigido en honor a Amón, en Tebas ciudad conocida como de las cien puertas según Homero y capital...
Nilkreuzfahrt Luxor - Assuan mit der MS-Terramar 2008
Eine Nilkreuzfahrt mit dem Schiff MS-Terramar von Luxor nach Assuan und zurück.
Night horse carriage ride through Luxor, Egypt / Nocna przejażdżka dorożką przez Luksor, Egipt
Warning: very poor quality of video - watch it on your own risk :) Uwaga: bardzo niska jakość obrazu - oglądaj na własne ryzyko :)
Luxor Street Scene
Short vid of streets outside Sonesta St George, Luxor, Egypt, from balcony 516, February 2013.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Luxor Governorate
Luxor Governorate has been one of Egypt's governorates since 7 December 2009, when Hosni Mubarak announced its separation from Qena Governorate. It is located 635 km south of Cairo. It is currently the smallest governorate in Egypt, spanning approximately 5 km from north to south, and 1.5 km from east to west, and lies in Upper Egypt along the Nile. The city of Luxor is the capital of the Luxor governorate.
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor and was founded in 1400 BCE. Known in the Egyptian language as ipet resyt, or "the southern sanctuary. " In Luxor there are six great temples, the four on the left bank are known to travellers and readers of travels as Goornah, Deir-el-Bahri, the Ramesseum, and Medinet Habu; and the two temples on the right bank are known as the Karnak and Luxor.
Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel
The Sofitel Winter Palace Hotel, also known as the Old Winter Palace Hotel, is a historic British colonial-era 5-star luxury resort hotel located on the banks of the River Nile in Luxor, Egypt, just south of Luxor Temple, with 86 rooms and 6 suites.
Mummification Museum
The Mummification Museum is dedicated to the art of Ancient Egyptian mummification.
Luxor Museum
Luxor Museum is located in the Egyptian city of Luxor. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the west bank of the River Nile, in the central part of the city. Inaugurated in 1975, the museum is housed in a small, purpose-built building.
El-Assasif
The necropolis of el-Assasif is located on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahri, and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. It contains burials of 18th Dynasty and the 25th and 26th Dynasties, covering the period circa 1550 to 525 BC across all three dynasties.
Precinct of Mut
The Precinct of Mut, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main temple enclosures that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex and occupies some 150,000 m². It is dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Mut, the mother goddess. The area in which the precinct is located was originally known as Isheru (or Asher). Isheru was the name of the spring-fed, crescent-shaped lake on the site of this portion of the temple complex. Currently the area is not open to the public or to tourists.
Abu Haggag Mosque
The Mosque of Abu Haggag is a mosque located in the Egyptian city of Luxor. Specifically, it stands atop the ruins of Luxor Temple, an Ancient Egyptian centre of worship dating back to the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Luxor.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Luksor, El Kusur, Luqsor, El Uqsor, Louksor, El Aqsur, El Qusur, El-Aksur, الاقصر, الأقصر, Горад Луксор, Луксор, Luxor, Λούξορ, Luksoro, Lúxor, اقصر, Louxor, Lucsar, Luxor- الأقصر, לוקסור, लक्सर, Լուքսոր, LXR, ルクソール, ლუქსორი, 룩소르, Луксор шаары, Luksoras, Luksora, लुक्सोर, Loxòr, ਲਕਸਰ, لکسر, Al Uqsur, அல்-உக்சுர், ลักซอร์, El-Uksur, 樂蜀
