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Abu Simbel

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A·bu Sim·bel  (äb smbl, -bl)
A village of southern Egypt on the Nile River. It is the site of massive rock temples dating from c. 1250 b.c. that were moved to higher ground (1964-1966) to avoid flooding from the Aswan High Dam.
Abu Simbel [ˌæbuː ˈsɪmbəl]
n
(Placename) a former village in S Egypt: site of two temples of Rameses II, which were moved to higher ground (1966-67) before the area behind the Aswan High Dam was flooded Also called Ipsambul
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Abu Simbel [ˌæbʊˈsɪmbl] N → Abu Simbel m


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It also necessitated the costly relocation of the temple complex of Abu Simbel, which, otherwise, would have been submerged.
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In 1959, UNESCO launched its first international campaign and helped the Government of Egypt safeguard the Abu Simbel temples in the Nile Valley.
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