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Abu Simbel Temples

The Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples at Abu Simbel (أبو سمبل in Arabic), a village in Nubia, southern Egypt, near the border with Sudan. They are situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of Aswan (about 300 km by road). The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments," which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Kadesh. Their huge external rock relief figures have become iconic. The complex was relocated in its entirety in 1968, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir. The relocation of the temples was necessary to prevent them from being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River.



Ramses Temple
Abu Simbel Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Holy Barque
Holy Barque Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel Tempels Nubia Egypt
Ramses Temple
Ramses Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt

Nefertari Temple
Nefertari Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Nefertari Temple
Nefertari Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Nefertari Temple
Nefertari Temple Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Felucca at Aswan
Felucca at Aswan
Lake Nasser
Lake Nasser%20Abu%20Simbel Nubia Egypt
Lake Nasser
Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt

Abu Simbel Nubia Egypt
Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana Nubia Egypt
Fata Morgana
Fata Morgana Nubia Egypt


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