Egypt found the oldest residential city in the historic Luxor, about two thousand years old

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities discovered a "complete residential city" dating back about two thousand years, and it is the "oldest" on the eastern mainland in Luxor Governorate, which is an extension of the ancient city of Thebes.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced, on Tuesday, the discovery of a "complete residential city" dating back about two thousand years, which is considered the "oldest" in the historic city of Luxor, in the south of the country.

The ministry said in a statement, "The Egyptian archaeological mission, headed by Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, succeeded in uncovering the first complete residential city from the Roman era (30 BC - 395 AD) in an area adjacent to the Luxor Temple on the eastern bank of the city."

Waziri confirmed that this discovery "revealed the most important and oldest residential city on the eastern bank of Luxor Governorate, which is an extension of the ancient city of Thebes."

The ancient city of Thebes, now known as Luxor, was one of the most important cities from the Middle Kingdom (2055-1650 BC) and the New Kingdom (about 1550-1069 BC).

Ancient Thebes and its tombs were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

At the discovery site, the mission found "a number of residential buildings and two bathroom towers from the second and third centuries AD, and a number of workshops for the manufacture and smelting of metals, inside which were a number of pots, water bottles, flasks, pottery trays, grinding tools, and Roman coins of copper and bronze," according to Waziri.

The Egyptian official said that "the mission will complete the excavation work at the site, which may lead to the discovery of more secrets of this city."