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In the same stream, el-Karnak pavilion was developed and

informal settlements were removed from the temple yard.
Moreover, the Luxor temple surrounding area was developed to

embrace Mosque of Abu Hagag with an open area around the

temple and the Mosque.

In an effort to preserve monumental treasures at Qarnah region,

the largest relocation operation was carried out for residents of

ancient tombs after several attempts to transfer them to al-Taref
new city 200 years ago. Worth noting that al-Taref embraces

4200 housing units and has access to all utilities and services.

Al-Kebash Road reopening currently that linked Luxor and

Karnak temples, underway, is one the most remarkable projects of

the century that will go down in history.

In the same context, el- Murayes area, south west of Luxor, was

selected to establish international tourist marinas with 260

floating boats capacity and at a cost of LE 500 million. As part of
the governorate's sustainable development plan, the Nubian

village was also established in the south of Luxor to revive its
heritage.

The village has exhibitions for Nubian products, as well as an

urbane center (Suzan Mubarak's Urbane Center for women) for

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