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 is the capital of Luxor Governorate in southern Egypt. It is located between latitudes 25-26 north. 32-33 east, and is about 670 km away from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and north of the city of Aswan..
