First of all you cannot get to Abu Simbel by train, the line stops at Aswan. So first you have to ge ...
1 year agoThe closest major city is Aswan. Abu Simbel has its own airport and a few hotels and hostels but Asw ...
1 year agoIt was dedicated to the gods Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as to the deified Ramesses himself ...
1 year agoAbsolutely! The temples of Abu Simbel are some of most impressive and unique temples you will see in ...
1 year agoRamses built the Temple at Abu Simbel in Egypt to intimidate his enemies and seat himself amongst th ...
1 year agoFind out more about this and 10 other facts below. • Construction of the temples began in the 13th ...
1 year agoIt called for cutting up the temples and the sculptures into blocks, taking them apart, moving them, ...
1 year agoYou can enter both temples and explore hieroglyphs and sanctuaries inside. There is a lot of history ...
1 year agoWhile it is assumed that the name, `Abu Simbel', was the designation for the complex in antiquity, t ...
1 year agoPharaoh Ramesses II These two immense carved rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in the ancient U ...
1 year agoabout 52 minutes How long does it take to fly from Abu Simbel (ABS) to Aswan (ASW)? It takes about ...
1 year ago Can you sail from Aswan to Abu Simbel?The Abu Simbel cruise starts at eiter Aswan or Abu Simbel depending on where the cruise boats are lo ...
1 year ago Is Abu Simbel on Nile cruise?Abu Simbel visit- Nile Cruise Tours. At midday sail towards Kom Ombo. Lunch on board of the cruis ...
1 year ago Why are noses removed from Egyptian statues?A common cultural belief in ancient Egypt was that once a body part on the monument is damaged it ca ...
1 year ago Why is the Sphinx nose missing?In 1378 CE, Egyptian peasants made offerings to the Great Sphinx in the hope of controlling the floo ...
1 year ago When did the head fall off Abu Simbel?27BC The fallen head of Ramses II at Abu Simbel, dislodged during an earthquake in 27BC. The entire ...
1 year ago What is inside Abu Simbel?Built in 1244 B.C., Abu Simbel contains two temples, carved into a mountainside. The larger of the t ...
1 year ago What does Abu Simbel mean in English?Abu Simbel in British English (ˌæbuː ˈsɪmbəl ) noun. a former village in S Egypt: site of two tem ...
1 year ago Can I fly from Cairo to Abu Simbel?Currently, you can fly between Cairo and Abu Simbel with Egyptair, Air Cairo, Nile Air, AlMasria Uni ...
1 year ago Is Abu Simbel part of UAE?Abu Simbel is in Southern Egypt, not far from the Egypt–Sudan border. It is administratively part of ...
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