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Abu Simbel - Wikipedia
Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel (Arabic: أبو سمبل), Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan. It is located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km (140 mi) southwest of Aswan (about 300 km (190 mi) by road). … See more
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During his reign, Ramesses II embarked on an extensive building program throughout Egypt and Nubia, which Egypt controlled. Nubia … See more• Cave temples in Asia
• List of ancient Egyptian sites, including sites of temples
• See more• Google (20 February 2016). "Abu Simbel archeological site" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
• Abu Simbel at the website of Egypt State Information Service See moreThe Great Temple at Abu Simbel, which took about twenty years to build, was completed around year 24 of the reign of Ramesses the Great … See more
• 1840s sketch from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
• Westernmost Colossus, 1850 by Maxime Du Camp See more• Berg, Lennart (1978). "The Salvage of the Abu Simbel Temples" (PDF). International Council on Monuments and Sites. Retrieved 7 March 2015. - Highly detailed article describing … See more
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WEBAbu Simbel, site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279–13 bce), now located in Aswān muḥāfaẓah (governorate), …