Editing Luxor (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Luxor, Egypt, Luxor Corniche.jpg|thumb|Luxor [[Corniche]]]]
[[File:Luxor, Sharia Mahattat, Egypt, Oct 2004.jpg|thumb|Streets of Luxor in 2004]]
[[File:Luxor Souq R01.jpg|thumb|upright|Luxor [[souq]]]]

The economy of Luxor, like that of many other Egyptian cities, is heavily dependent on tourism. Since 1988, Luxor is the only city that offers [[Hot air ballooning in Luxor|hot air balloon rides]] in Egypt, which is a common activity for tourists. Large numbers of people also work in agriculture, particularly [[sugarcane]]. There are also many industries, such as the pottery industry used in eating and many other uses.

The local economy was hit by the [[Luxor massacre]] in 1997, in which a total of 64 people (including 59 visiting tourists) were killed, at the time the worst terrorist attack in Egypt (before the [[2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks|Sharm el-Sheikh terrorist attacks]]).<ref>[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/752/fr4.htm Shock in Sharm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924125054/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/752/fr4.htm |date=2013-09-24 }} 23 July, Serene Assir, Al-Ahram Weekly</ref> The massacre reduced tourist numbers for several years.<ref>"Solidly ahead of oil, Suez Canal revenues, and remittances, tourism is Egypt's main hard currency earner at $6.5 billion per year." (in 2005) [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/741/eg1.htm ... concerns over tourism's future ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924131816/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/741/eg1.htm |date=2013-09-24 }} accessed 27 September 2007</ref> Following the 2011 [[Arab Spring]], tourism to Egypt dropped significantly, again affecting local tourist markets. Nineteen Asian and European tourists died when a [[2013 Luxor hot air balloon crash|hot air balloon crashed]] early on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 near Luxor following a mid-air gas explosion. It was one of the worst accidents involving tourists in Egypt. The casualties included French, British, Hungarian, Japanese nationals and nine tourists from Hong Kong.<ref>(Times of India, Indore, MP, India edition Wed, February 27, 2013)</ref>

To make up for shortfalls of income, many cultivate their own food. Goat's cheese, pigeons, subsidized and home-baked bread and homegrown tomatoes are commonplace among the majority of its residents.