{"id":15882,"date":"2016-05-16T05:06:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T05:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15882"},"modified":"2016-05-17T05:03:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T05:03:12","slug":"luxor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/luxor","title":{"rendered":"The Egyptian City Of Luxor Is The New World Tourism Capital\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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As a result, the city will host representatives\u00a0from 50 countries at the 104th session of the UNWTO meetings that will be held in October 2016.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body-text\">New beginnings?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">Formerly known as\u00a0Thebes, Luxor was the great capital of Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom. The city has frequently been cited as the &#8220;world&#8217;s greatest open-air museum&#8221;. You will find monuments, temples, and tombs of the West Bank Necropolis including the\u00a0Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. The city also hosts several cultural and art\u00a0events during the year. Many hope that this achievement will help boost Luxor&#8217;s struggling tourism sector. Egypt&#8217;s recent political crisis caused a significant contraction in the tourism sector across many cities. 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