Luxor massacre
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The Luxor massacre was a terrorist attack that occurred on 17 November 1997 in Egypt. It was perpetrated by al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya and resulted in the deaths of 62 people, most of whom were tourists.
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, where the attack took place
Deir el-Bahari
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Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of the Theban Necropolis.
Model reconstruction of the Mortuary temple of Thutmose III (Djeser-akhet, center), in between the Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II (Akh-sut Nebhepetre, left) and the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Djeser-djeseru, right).
Egyptian soldiers from Hatshepsut's Year 9 expedition to the Land of Punt, as depicted on her temple at Deir el-Bahri
The three temples at Deir el Bahari from the top of the cliff behind them, part of Hatshepsut's temple on left, Tuthmosis III's temple in center, and Mentuhotep II's temple on right