Orientation & Practical Information

The town of Luxor is located along the eastern bank of the Nile, 670km upstream from Cairo and 220km downstream from Aswan. Surrounded by a heavily cultivated floodplain, Luxor is an agricultural center, with a weekly souk (vegetable market) on Tuesdays. The nearby village of Al-Habal holds a weekly camel market, also on Tuesdays. Luxor Temple is on the Nile at the center of town; the train station is 750m inland on the eastern edge of Luxor; and Karnak Temple is 3km northeast of the first two at the northern fringe of town. Although there are only a few street signs in town, finding your way around Luxor is easy as long as you know the three main thoroughfares: Al-Mahatta Street (Station St.) runs perpendicular to the Nile; An-Nil Street runs along it; and Al-Karnak Street runs parallel to An-Nil.