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Ancient Egypt Map Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel History, Temples, Map, & Images Britannica. УебAbu Simbel, site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramses II (reigned 1279–13 bce ), now located in Aswān muḥāfaẓah (governorate),.

Abu Simbel History, Temples, Map, & Images Britannica
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Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel (Arabic: أبو سمبل), Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan. It is situated on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km (140 mi) southwest of Aswan (about 300 km (190 mi) by road). The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC, during the 19th Dynasty reign of the Pharaoh Ramesses II. Their huge external rock relief figures o…

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