A village of southern Egypt on the Nile River. It is the site of massive rock temples dating from c. 1250 bc that were moved to higher ground (1964-1968) to avoid flooding from the Aswan High Dam.
(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
a former village in S Egypt, on the Nile: inundated by Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam; site of two temples of Ramses II, now moved to higher ground.
Abu Simbel Temple - Touropia CAIRO - 27 August 2019: During his visit to the Ministry of Antiquities, Greek Ambassador Michael Diamesses praised the ministry's efforts to preserve Egypt's archaeological and cultural heritage, raise awareness of the Egyptian civilization and promote tourism.
The new season, hosted by programme presenter Roberto Giacobbo, will feature 13 episodes set in the ancient cities of Luxor and Aswan, the village of Abu Simbel, Sohag, Giza and the ancient site of Saqqara.
"Subsequently, it was agreed to shoot another series of episodes on Egypt, including more than 13 new episodes filmed in Aswan, Abu Simbel, Abidos, Sohag, Luxor, Giza, and Saqqara," the minister divulged.
CAIRO, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- French President Emmanuel Macron began a visit to Egypt on Sunday with a visit to Abu Simbel Temple in the southern Aswan Governorate, official MENA news agency reported.
He reigned for 66 years until his death in 1213BC and was responsible for more monuments than any other pharaoh, most notably the construction of the Ramesseum mortuary temple in Thebes and the rock temples of Abu Simbel.
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