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Definition of Luxor

1. Noun. A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Luxor

Literary usage of Luxor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Egypt by Eva Ambros (2001)
""The Temple of Luxor Only a few paces away from the Winter Palace Hotel, ... This is the "Temple of Luxor O dedicated to the Theban trinity of gods. Amen. ..."

2. A Journey to Central Africa, Or, Life and Landscapes from Egypt to the Negro by Bayard Taylor (1864)
"Those pregnant days were followed by sleep- nights, and we reached Luxor at sunset with a certain of the morrow. Our mental nerves were too tensely g, ..."

3. The Literature of Egypt and the Soudan from the Earliest Times to the Year by Ibrahim-Hilmy (1887)
"Sanctuary of the great Temple of Aboo-Simbel, Nubia—Ruins of Luxor, from the south-west — General view of the ruins of Luxor, from the Nile—Side view of the ..."

4. The Redemption of Egypt by William Basil Worsfold (1899)
"CHAPTER XIV Luxor Arrival at Luxor—Egyptian weather—Site of Thebes—The capital of the New Empire—Its monuments—Strabo's account of Thebes—The Colossi of ..."

5. Queer Things about Egypt by Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen (1911)
"CHAPTER XXIX Luxor, the City of the Lotus-eater Luxor is the city of the lotus-eater. Here the scenery and climate of the Nile reach perfection. ..."

6. The Nile: Notes for Travellers in Egypt by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1907)
"Luxor, 450 miles from Cairo, on the east bank of the river, is a small town with 12000 ... The name Luxor is a corruption of the Arabic name of the place, ..."

7. The Monuments of Upper Egypt: A Translation of the "Itinéraire de la Haute by Auguste Mariette (1877)
"Luxor—Overwhelmed by the mass of modern erections which have invaded it like a rising tide, the temple of Luxor offers but a slight interest to the visitor. ..."

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