Luxor was also called the "city of a hundred gates". Just a little village during the Memphis era, it was the spot where the god of war Montu was worshipped. Its importance started to increase appreciably from the 10th dynasty onwards for both political and geographical reasons, until finally it became the capital of Egypt in the New kingdom. The god Amun, part of the triad, which also included Mut and Khonsu, was worshipped here with great pomp. Luxor holiday is a great adventure.
Every victory and triumph was celebrated by the construction of a new and grandoise temple in his honour. The Karnak Temple was extended and embellished during the reign of the most important Pharaohs over several centuries. Today, the passed wealth of the city can still be evidenced. Opposite of the temples at the east bank, which served for the reverenation of the gods, are placed the tombs of the valleys of the kings and queens, the tombs of the nobles and many mortuary temples on the west bank of the Nile.
A little to the north of Wadi Hammamat, in the central part of the Eastern Desert, lies Bir Umm Fawakhir, a gold mining settlement from the fifth and sixth century.
At one time, about 1,000 Coptic Christians lived in this town, extracting gold from the surrounding mountains, which was then transported to the Nile Valley for refining. The settlement’s largest mine extends horizontally for approximately 100 metres into the mountain and is about two metres high. Today, the neatly-laid-out buildings can be examined by visitors, who can also ponder over and the ancient inscriptions etched into granite boulders at the town’s guard posts.Weather in Luxor is always good.
Luxor
Luxor was also called the "city of a hundred gates". Just a little village during the Memphis era, it was the spot where the god of war Montu was worshipped. Its importance started to increase appreciably from the 10th dynasty onwards for both political and geographical reasons, until finally it became the capital of Egypt in the New kingdom. The god Amun, part of the triad, which also included Mut and Khonsu, was worshipped here with great pomp. Luxor holiday is a great adventure. 
