Luxor Governorate
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Luxor Governorate is an administrative region in Upper Egypt centered on the ancient city of Luxor, renowned for its concentration of Pharaonic archaeological sites such as the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | governorate of Egypt ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Luxor ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Aswan Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qena Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Luxor ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Colossi of Memnon
ⓘ
Deir el-Bahari NERFINISHED ⓘ Karnak Temple Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Medinet Habu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramesseum NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ Valley of the Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxor ⓘ
surface form:
city of Luxor
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| establishedAsGovernorate | 2009 ⓘ |
| governorateCode | EG-LX ⓘ |
| governorTitle | Governor of Luxor ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Luxor International Airport ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Armant
ⓘ
Esna ⓘ Luxor ⓘ Tiba ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | center of ancient Theban civilization ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Ancient Egyptian archaeological sites ⓘ |
| hasNecropolis | Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempleComplex |
Karnak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pharaonic monuments
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Sites
archaeological tourism ⓘ |
| languageVariety | Egyptian Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| majorRiver | Nile ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| previouslyPartOf | Qena Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| regionType | administrative division ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Time
ⓘ
UTC+2 ⓘ |
| touristDestinationType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
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