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Images in this gallery cover modern Luxor, general agriculture and photos not specific to other groups such as the recent excavations of the Sphinx Avenue, the alabaster factory and workers and the residential houses bordering the various roads to the main sites. It also includes the balloon flights and views from the balloon.
Luxor West Bank EG006716jhp Egypt Luxor West Bank Qurnet Murai Tombs debris limestone stones pits in an area that has undergone a huge change in recent years and domestic dwellings like this no longer exist. Through the work of the SCA the old houses of this area are being demolished and the modern occupants are be rehoused on new houses. After the removal of most of the houses an extensive exploration and survey of the area amongst the Tombs of the Nobles will be undertaken to identify any unidentified tombs while the various entrances to the existing tombs are being refurbished to make the area more accessible to visitors. Some of the better houses will be retained as part of a UNESCO sponsored museum as part of the history and occupation of the West Bank. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, West, Bank, Old, Gurna, Qurna, Qurnah, village, relocation, removal, demolished, destruction, excavation, remapping, Qurnat, Mura’I, Shaykh, Abd al-Qurnah; Sheikh Abd, el-Qurna, Muslim, saint, tomb, chapel, necropolis, Tombs, Nobles, landscape, mudbrick, houses, donkeys, domestic, homes, hills, sand, rubble, stones, limestone, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Luxor City & Misc West Bank
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Luxor West Bank EG006716jhp
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Egypt Luxor West Bank Qurnet Murai Tombs debris limestone stones

pits in an area that has undergone a huge change in recent years and domestic dwellings like this no longer exist. Through the work of the SCA the old houses of this area are being demolished and the modern occupants are be rehoused on new houses. After the removal of most of the houses an extensive exploration and survey of the area amongst the Tombs of the Nobles will be undertaken to identify any unidentified tombs while the various entrances to the existing tombs are being refurbished to make the area more accessible to visitors. Some of the better houses will be retained as part of a UNESCO sponsored museum as part of the history and occupation of the West Bank.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, West, Bank, Old, Gurna, Qurna, Qurnah, village, relocation, removal, demolished, destruction, excavation, remapping, Qurnat, Mura’I, Shaykh, Abd al-Qurnah; Sheikh Abd, el-Qurna, Muslim, saint, tomb, chapel, necropolis, Tombs, Nobles, landscape, mudbrick, houses, donkeys, domestic, homes, hills, sand, rubble, stones, limestone, 1996, 35mm, slide, film, Nikon, FM2, manual, scanned, scan