Modern Luxor is a populous town on the right bank of the River Nile, where ancient Thebes, the city described by Homer as ‘Thebes of the hundred gates', once stood.

The name Luxor comes from the Arabic word el-Uqsur, the plural of el-Qasr, meaning encampment or fortification, with reference to the two military camps built there in Roman times.

 Thebes, which the Ancient Egyptians called Waset, extended over the area between modern Karnak and Luxor.

 In this great city, Luxor is said to be one of the most monumental cities in world, it consists of Three different areas, the City of Luxor on the East side of the Nile, the town of Karnak just north of Luxor and Thebes, which the ancient Egyptians called Waset, which is on the west side of the Nile across from Luxor.

 Luxor today is a city of about 150,000 people and consists of special statues that give it it’s distinct value more than any other areas in Egypt.

 On the east bank running alongside part of the river and separated from it by the corniche is the Luxor Temple.

The Temple of Luxor was the center of festivals. It was built by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II, it appears that the temple's purpose was for a suitable setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival itself was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.