Abou Simbel
Abou Simbel (Arab أبوسنبل or أبوسمبل ) is an Egyptian city located in edge of the Lac Nasser at 290 km at the south-west of Assouan. One reaches it in the plane since Cairo or Assouan. One can also reach in it by the road from Assouan.
Remarkable monuments
See also: Temples of Abou Simbel
Abou Simbel is an archeological site of Low-Nubie on left bank of the the Nile in the area of universally known Assouan. Old city remain almost intact two temples that Ramsès {{II}} () made dig in the sandstone of the Western mountain, vis-a-vis the Nile. The large temple, preceded by four colossi sitted representing the Pharaon, was devoted to Re, Amon and Ramsès. The small temple or temple of Hathor is preceded by six statues upright appearing the Pharaon and his wife Néfertari. Threatened to be submerged because of the construction of the High stopping of Aswan, these temples were cut out block per block and were re-installed 64 m above their primitive site on an artificial escarpment (1963 - 1968) following a protection campaign launched by UNESCO.
To 100 km in the west is also a astronomical Observatoire prehistoric on the site of Nabta Playa. This observatory would be according to NASA one of oldest existing in the world.
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