Luxor Governorate is one of the governorates of the South Upper Egypt region, which has distinct economic importance in the country. Its centers and cities are distributed on both banks of the Nile River, and its capital is the city of Luxor, which was the ancient capital of Egypt during several Pharaonic eras. The governorate has a rare collection of archaeological sites, many of which are still preserved. It has been given several names throughout the ages, the most famous of which were the City of a Hundred Gates, the City of the Sun, and the City of Light. The Arabs called it “Luxor” due to its many palaces and “temples.” Luxor attracts a large segment of tourism coming to Egypt, because of its human heritage that has greatly contributed to connecting... The present with the ancient Egyptian civilization, and it was chosen as the capital of world tourism for the year 2016 AD.