Abu Simbel is a historic site of two massive rock cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, in Upper Egypt near the border with Sudan, on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 230 kilometers southwest of Aswan.
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Building Type LocationAswan Governorate, Egypt 1 Sources
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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.
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Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan.
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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.
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