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Luxor   /lˈəksər/   Listen
Luxor

noun
1.
A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes.  Synonym: El-Aksur.





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... doubt, were intended to represent those of apes; for amongst the fragments were the remains of the body of a colossal ape, strongly resembling in outline and appearance one of the four monstrous animals which once stood in front of the obelisk of Luxor, and which, under the name of Cynocephali, were worshipped at Thebes. This fragment was ...
— The Western World - Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North - and South America • W.H.G. Kingston


Words linked to "Luxor" :   city, Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic, urban center, metropolis


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