Felucca
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A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat with a single sail used in the Mediterranean, including around Malta and Tunisia. However, in Egypt, Iraq and Sudan, its rig can consist of two lateen sa
Felucca on the Nile at Luxor
Feluccas on the Nile in 1954–55, picture by Mediterranean sea traveller and writer Göran Schildt.
Feluccas at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco at the foot of Union Street, circa 1891
Jangada Tibau
Luxor
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Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt. Luxor had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of th
Felucca
…Despite the availability of motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan or Luxor. They are especially popular among tourists who can enjoy a quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer. Feluccas were photographed by writer…
Luxor Hotels Ibn Walid St
Ramses II in Luxor Temple
Luxor, Egypt, Luxor Corniche
Luxor Museum 1