Luxor is called the City of Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun. It was previously known as Thebes. It is the capital of Egypt in the Pharaonic era. It is located on the banks of the Nile River, which divides it into two parts: the eastern mainland and the western mainland.
It includes many ancient Pharaonic monuments divided on the eastern and western sides of the city. The eastern side includes Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, and the Rams Road linking the two temples, and the Luxor Museum. As for the western side, it includes the Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahari Temple, Valley of the Queens, Deir el-Medina, The Ramesseum Temple, and the statue of Memnon.