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ANCIENT TERRAIN, FRESH FINDINGS: Luxor's west bank necropolis is to be relieved of what is almost a century-old encroachment upon its grounds. On Saturday, 3,200 families from Al-Gourna will be relocated to the Al-Taref city on Luxor's outskirts. They will be leaving their hometown to explorers who are bent upon unearthing not less than 100 ancient Egyptian tombs expected to be found there

photo: Sherif Sonbol

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