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EGYPT · 1264 BC
Abu Simbel
أبو سمبل
The Nubian monuments between Abu Simbel and Philae, Isis’s sanctuary at Philae and the temples Ramses II built at Abu Simbel among them, were threatened by the rising Nile. An international campaign run by UNESCO from 1960 to 1980 saved them.
- Original name
- أبو سمبل
- Country
- Egypt
- Period
- 1264 BC
- Civilisation
- Egyptian
- UNESCO
- On the World Heritage List
- Location
- 22.3372° N, 31.6258° E Open in OpenStreetMap Open in Apple Maps
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A QUESTION FROM THE ROAD
Whose temples stand at Abu Simbel?
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