Luxor
An increase in the number of the hot-air balloon rides has been witnessed, where more than 60 rides flew over the past week in Luxor city, Upper Egypt.
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Enany met Children at Shifa El-Orman Children’s Hospital for Cancer in Luxor after its opening.
CAIRO – 28 February 2020: According to the directives of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities and Civil Aviation decided to extend the initiative to support domestic tourism in Egypt until May15.
That is in a bid to boost tourism in Upper Egypt's governorates rich in archaeological sites.
The era of the second transition or the period of the reign of the Hyksos (15-17th Dynasties, from 1650-1550 BC) was an era of historical tribulations for ancient Egypt.
Egypt’s International Marathon kicks off in Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir El-Bahari.
According to the archaeological researcher Magdy Shaker, an Egyptian papyrus dating back to the year 1200 BC revealed an incident of harassment in the city of Thebes, the capital of ancient Egypt, which is currently located in the city of Luxor in Upper Egypt.
The Karnak Temples area witnessed the largest national project to save 29 statues of rams inside the Karnak temples, after completing the restoration of the statues and protecting them from destruction.
It occurs on December 21 of every year except for this year, when the time of occurrence of the phenomenon changes to December 22.
During the closing ceremony, Professor of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University Mustafa Abdel Moati will be honored.
Currently, the Luxor Museum is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its establishment.
The seminars accompanying the Luxor International Painting Forum, which is held under the patronage of Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem, have been launched.
The delegation is currently in Hurghada and then they are traveling to Luxor. They are introduced to the precautionary measures and hygiene safety regulations implemented by the Egyptian government to ensure the safety of citizens, tourists and workers in the tourism sector.
A new national project is being built to protect residents of mountainous areas in Luxor from the severe damage caused by the winter season.
UNESCO handles the development process, providing US$750,000 dollars to support the restoration work.
A German tourist presented as a gift to the culture office of the Egyptian embassy in Berlin a huge maquette of the Upper Egypt cities of Aswan and Luxor.
Housing and development of informal settlements account for LE 1.1 billion or 38.5 percent of Luxor’s total investments in 2020/21.
Housing and development of informal settlements account for EGP 1.1bn or 38.5% of Luxor’s total investments in 2020/21, says Hala El-Said
The joint Egyptian-German mission between the Antiquities Registration Center of the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities and the Egyptology Department at the German University of Tübingen started the works of the sixth season of the project of restoring and documenting the Esna Temple (Temple of Khnum) in Luxor Governorate.
The discount comes in celebration of the 98th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of the Golden King.