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is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt on the
western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of 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 alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian neighbors. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in the 1960s, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their 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. Abu simbel remains one of Egypt's top tourist attractions
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is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt on the
western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of 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 alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian neighbors. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in the 1960s, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their 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. Abu simbel remains one of Egypt's top tourist attractions
الموضوع الأصلي: Abu Simbel - Ramses II and Nefertari || الكاتب: admin || المصدر: ملتقي السياحين العرب
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