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Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-air museum", as the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes at Karnak and luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River nile the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Theban Necropolis which includes the Valley of the kings and Valley of the Queens tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor's monuments, contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city.Sights
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Luxor has been known throughout different times by many names. At its beginning it was called the city of "West", then the Romans called it "Tayba", and it was also called the city of the Hundred Doors, as described by the Greek poet Homer in the Iliad, and it was also called "City of the Sun", "City of Light", The founding of Thebes dates back to the Fourth Dynasty around 2575 BC. M,
