Luxor cities: Luxor Luxor (; '; Egyptian Arabic: ' ; Sa'idi Arabic: "" , ) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 506,588 (2012 estimate), with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Waset, known to the Greeks as Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the West Bank Necropolis, which
Kigali International Airport Kigali International Airport Kigali International Airport , formerly known as Gregoire Kayibanda International Airport, but sometimes referred to as Kanombe International Airport, is the primary airport serving Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. It is the main air gateway for all destinations in the country, and in addition serves as a transit airport for Goma and Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The airport is located in the suburb of "Kanombe", at the eastern edge of Kigali, approximately , by road, east of the central business district of the city of Kigali. During the Rwandan Civil War, Kigali