Abu Simbel’s solar alignment this week coincided with the 50th anniversary of the salvage and relocation of its temples Sunday, 20 April 2025 French | عربي Home ...

Abu Simbel Temples in Egypt: Lost in time, found and rebuilt These ancient architectural wonders are famous just like the pyramids and a must-visit for tourists. ... Located on the right side, around ...

After Egypt’s 1952 revolution, President Gamal Abdel Nasser embraced plans for the Aswan High Dam, an earth-fill embankment 111 metres high and 3.5 kilometres long. Begun in 1960 with Soviet ...

Some people doubt that Abu Simbel is worth even $36 million. They argue that the temple has little artistic value and that money could be better spent preserving monuments less extensively catalogued.

Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, ...

With its entrance blocked by an impassable barrier of sand, the temple complex Abu Simbel was left untouched for several thousand years until Italian engineer Giovanni Belzoni arrived in 1817 ...