Editing Luxor (section)

{{Short description|City in southern Egypt}}
{{for-multi|the ancient settlement at Luxor|Thebes, Egypt|other uses|Luxor (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Luxor
| native_name        = {{lang|ar|الأقصر}}<br>{{lang|cop|ⲡⲁⲡⲉ}}
| other_name         = {{lang|cop|ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ}}
| official_name      = 
| settlement_type    = [[List of cities and towns in Egypt|City]]
| image_skyline      = {{Photomontage
 |photo1a                 = Luxor 11.jpg{{!}}City view of Luxor on the east bank of the Nile River
 |photo2a                 = Ramses II in Luxor Temple.jpg{{!}}Ramses II
 |photo2b                 = Luxor Maritim Jolie Ville Hotel R18.jpg{{!}}Luxor Maritim Jolie Ville Hotel
 |photo3a                 = بانوراما من داخل معبد الاقصر.jpg{{!}}Luxor Temple
 |photo3b                 = Luxor Museum 2010.jpg{{!}}Luxor Museum 2010
|photo4a                  = Aerial Views of Luxor No 24..JPG{{!}}Aerial view of Luxor
|photo4b                  = Luxor, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt - panoramio (268).jpg{{!}} Luxor Corniche
 |size                    = 280
 |spacing                 = 2
 |color                   = transparent
 |border                  = 1
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| image_caption      = '''From top, left to right:''' <br> Buildings on the Nile banks, statue of [[Ramses II]], Luxor Maritim Jolie Ville, [[Luxor Temple]], [[Luxor Museum]], Aerial view of Luxor, Luxor Corniche
| image_flag         = Eg luxor1.png
| flag_size          = 125px
| shield_size        = 60px
| nickname           = City of Palaces
| pushpin_map        = Egypt#Africa
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_relief     = yes
| pushpin_mapsize    = 
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Luxor within Egypt
| coordinates        = {{Coord|25|41|48|N|32|38|40|E|region:EG-LX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = 
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flagicon|Egypt|size=25px}} [[Egypt]]
| subdivision_type1  = Governorate
| subdivision_name1  = [[Luxor Governorate|Luxor]]
| area_total_km2     = 417
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="99stats" />
| elevation_m        = 89
| elevation_ft       = 
| population_total   = 263109
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]
| population_blank1  = Luxorian
| population_note    = 
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{citation|title=GDP BY GOVERNORATE|url=https://mped.gov.eg/Governorate?lang=en|website=mped.gov.eg}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = [[Egyptian pound|EGP]] 47 billion<br />([[US$]] 3 billion)
| postal_code_type   = 
| postal_code        = 85511
| area_code          = (+20) 95
| thumb              = 
| timezone           = [[Egypt Standard Time|EGY]]
| utc_offset         = +2
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +3
| website            = {{URL|www.luxor.gov.eg}}
| population_footnotes = <ref name="pop">{{cite web |title=Annual Bulletin of Births and Deaths Statistics 2020 |url=https://www.censusinfo.capmas.gov.eg/Metadata-en-v4.2/index.php/catalog/560 |website=CAPMAS |access-date=29 October 2023 |date=December 2021 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029135323/https://www.censusinfo.capmas.gov.eg/Metadata-en-v4.2/index.php/catalog/560 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
}}

'''Luxor'''{{efn|{{langx|ar|الأقصر|al-ʾuqṣur|lit=the palaces}}}} is a city in [[Upper Egypt]], which includes the site of the [[Ancient Egypt]]ian city of [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]]. Luxor had a population of 263,109 in 2020,<ref name="pop"/> with an area of approximately {{cvt|417|km2}}<ref name="99stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.luxor.gov.eg/population.htm |title=Data from Luxor.gov.eg |access-date=2007-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609233846/http://www.luxor.gov.eg/population.htm |archive-date=2007-06-09}}</ref> and is the capital of the [[Luxor Governorate]]. It is among the [[List of oldest continuously inhabited cities|oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world]].

Luxor has frequently been characterized as the <nowiki>''</nowiki>world's greatest open-air museum<nowiki>''</nowiki>, as the ruins of the [[Egyptian temple]] complexes at [[Karnak]] and [[Luxor Temple|Luxor]] stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the [[River Nile]], lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the West Bank [[Theban Necropolis]], which includes the [[Valley of the Kings]] and the [[Valley of the Queens]]. Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor's monuments, contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city. [[Yusuf Abu al-Haggag]] is the prominent Muslim historical figure of Luxor.