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Luxor

(Encyclopedia)Luxor lŭkˈsôr, lo͝okˈ– [key], city (1996 pop. 360,503), central Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile. It is 1 mi (1.6 km) SW of Karnak and occupies part of the site of Thebes. The temple of Luxo...

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

(Encyclopedia)Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

(Encyclopedia)Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve ănēăkˈchăk [key], on the Alaska Peninsula, SW Alaska. Located in the Aleutian Range, the monument (137,176 acres/55,556 hectares) and surrounding preserve...

Homestead National Monument of America

(Encyclopedia)Homestead National Monument of America: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Grand Canyon–Parashant National Monument: see Grand Canyon; National Parks and Monuments (table). ...

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Birthplace National Monument: see Wakefield. ...