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Luxor Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
Luxor GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Luxor422,407 (2016)
Kousa60,181 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
337204
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337204:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Louxor, Égypte
German:
al-Uqsur, Ägypten
Italian:
Governatorato di Luxor, Egitto
Russian:
Луксор, Египет
Simplified Chinese:
樂蜀省, 埃及
Spanish:
Lúxor, Egipto
Arabic:
محافظة الأقصر, مصر
Armenian:
Լուքսոր, Եգիպտոս
Belarusian:
Луксор, Егіпет
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Люксор, Эгіпет
Bosnian:
Luxor, Egipat
Bulgarian:
Луксор, Египет
Catalan:
Governació de Luxor, Egipte
Cebuano:
Muḩāfaz̧at al Uqşur, Ehipto
Czech:
Luxor, Egypt
Danish:
Luxor, Egypten
Dutch:
Luxor, Egypte
Egyptian Arabic:
محافظة الأقصر, مصر
Esperanto:
Provinco Luksoro, Egiptio
Estonian:
Luxori kubernerkond, Egiptus
Farsi/Persian:
استان اقصر, مصر
Finnish:
Luxorin kuvernoraatti, Egypti
Georgian:
ლუქსორის მუჰაფაზა, ეგვიპტე
Greek:
Κυβερνείο Λούξορ, Αίγυπτος
Hebrew:
מחוז לוקסור, מצרים
Hindi:
लक्सर मुहाफ़ज़ाह, मिस्र
Japanese:
ルクソール県, エジプト
Korean:
룩소르주, 이집트
Latin:
Al-Uqsur, Aegyptus
Lithuanian:
Luksoro muchafaza, Egiptas
Norwegian:
Luxor , Egypt
Polish:
Luksor, Egipt
Portuguese:
Luxor, Egito
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Luxor, Egipt
Scots:
Luxor Govrenorate, Egyp
Serbian:
Луксор, Египат
South Azerbaijani:
اقصر اوستانی, میصر
Swahili:
Mkoa wa Luxor, Misri
Swedish:
Luxor , Egypten
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ақсар, Миср
Thai:
เขตผู้ว่าการลักซอร์, ประเทศอียิปต์
Turkish:
Luksor, Mısır
Ukrainian:
Луксор, Єгипет
Urdu:
محافظہ اقصر, مصر
Waray:
Luxor, Ehipto
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ لکسر, مصر


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Archerite
Formula: (K,NH4)(H2PO4)
ⓘ Bassanite
Formula: Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Urea
Formula: CO(NH2)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘBassanite7.CD.45Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘArcherite8.AD.15(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘUrea10.CA.35CO(NH2)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Archerite(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
Hⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ UreaCO(NH2)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ UreaCO(NH2)2
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Archerite(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
Nⓘ UreaCO(NH2)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ Archerite(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
Oⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ UreaCO(NH2)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Archerite(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ Archerite(K,NH4)(H2PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ BassaniteCa(SO4) · 0.5H2O
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Globorotalia
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Globorotaliidae : Globorotalia56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Hastigerina
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Hastigerinidae : Hastigerina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Nummulites
genus
Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Nummulitidae : Nummulites56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Gryphaea
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaea56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Lucina
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Lucinida : Lucinidae : Lucina56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Cubitostrea multicostata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : Cubitostrea multicostata56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Crocodylus niloticus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Crocodylus : Crocodylus niloticus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Globigerina triloculinoides
species
Foraminifera : Globigerinidae : Globigerina : Globigerina triloculinoides56 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q30797
GeoNames ID:7603259

Localities in this Region

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African PlateTectonic Plate
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