Luxor

Summary

Luxor is a city^[1]. Luxor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Luxor was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Luxor is located in Luxor Governorate^[4].
• Luxor is in the country of Egypt^[5].
• Luxor is on the continent of Africa^[6].
• Luxor's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Luxor's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Luxor's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Luxor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kazanlak^[10].
• Luxor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baltimore^[11].
• Luxor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Parintins^[12].
• Luxor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shenzhen^[13].
• Luxor's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brasília^[14].
• Luxor's postal code is recorded as 85511^[15].
• Luxor's Commons category is recorded as Luxor^[16].
• Luxor's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Luxor's local dialing code is recorded as 0952^[18].
• Luxor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.696666666666665, 'lon': 32.644444444444446}^[19].
• Luxor's official website is recorded as http://www.luxor.gov.eg/^[20].
• Luxor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Luxor^[21].
• Luxor's Commons gallery is recorded as الأقصر^[22].
• Luxor has a population of {'amount': '+202232'}^[23].
• Luxor has a population of {'amount': '+153758'}^[24].
• Luxor has a population of {'amount': '+126160'}^[25].
• Luxor has a population of {'amount': '+284952'}^[26].
• Luxor has a population of {'amount': '+268640'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Luxor is in the country of Egypt^[5]. Luxor is located in Luxor Governorate^[4]. Luxor is on the continent of Africa^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Luxor covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+416'}^[28]. Luxor sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+89'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+202232'}^[23], {'amount': '+153758'}^[24], {'amount': '+126160'}^[25], {'amount': '+284952'}^[26], {'amount': '+268640'}^[27], and {'amount': '+250704'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], tourist attraction^[8], and big city^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Luxor include Luxor International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Egypt^[33]; Luxor AB^[34], a business^[35], in Sweden^[36], founded in 1923^[37], headquartered in Motala^[38]; New Luxor^[39], a city^[40], in Egypt^[41]; and Luxor Resort & Casino^[42], a skyscraper^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1993^[45].

Why It Matters

Luxor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Luxor is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Luxor include Luxor International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Egypt^[33]; Luxor AB^[34], a business^[35], in Sweden^[36], founded in 1923^[37], headquartered in Motala^[38]; New Luxor^[39], a city^[40], in Egypt^[41]; and Luxor Resort & Casino^[42], a skyscraper^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1993^[45].