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Luxor

Luxor

4 5.6
A city in Egypt on the east bank of the Nile known for its old temples and tombs
  • proper noun
  • /ˈlʌksər/
: Luxor
  • During the Opet, statues of deities were transported in their boat-shrines between Karnak and Luxor temples.
  • Luxor Temple
  • Luxor massacre
  • arrived at Luxor

You go to, you go to Karnak and Luxor, for example.

Examples

  • Exploring and photographing Luxor and Karnak alone would be reason enough to visit Egypt, but our group took it a step farther.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Many tourists visit Luxor to see the famous temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.

  • I have a house in Luxor, I grew up here.

    Sphinx (1981)

  • We get back to the Luxor Hotel.

    Welcome to Death Row (2001)

  • We saw his show at the Luxor last night.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • We leave for Luxor at dawn.

    Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

  • The temple at Luxor was the epicenter of the Opet Festival.

    Academic text (2002)

  • According to legend, upon his arrival in Egypt, Abu el Haggag found Luxor still primarily Christian.

    Academic text (2002)

  • I wanted an Egyptian perspective, so I went to see Mansour Boraik, director general of antiquities for Luxor, one of Egypt's most important archaeological sites.

    Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus (2015)

  • For 20 years, the Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago has worked in Luxor Temple, copying and publishing its inscribed walls.

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

El-Aksur
vsLuxor
8.2

A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile near the ancient ruins of Thebes

is known for lying close to ancient ruins and major archaeological sites

Surface Forms

Luxor main

Etymology

The word Luxor comes from the Arabic al-Uqsur, which means 'the palaces'. The city is full of ancient royal buildings and temples, so Luxor is remembered as the place of palaces, like the English word palace.