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THE TEMPLE OF ABU SIMBEL
Abu Simbel Temple
Ramses Temple
Nefertari Temple
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Information about The Temple of Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel temples are two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments" which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan).
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian neighbors. However, the complex was relocated in its entirety in the 1960s, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan High Dam reservoir.
Onehundred meters northeast the temple of Ramesses II you will be facing the temple of Hathor and Nefertari which is known as the “Small Temple”. This Temple was dedicated to the goddess hathor and Ramesses’chief consort, Nefertari Whichmeans “Beautiful Companion”. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, next to Cleopatra, Nefertiti and Hatshepsut. Her lavishly decorated tomb is the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens.
Abu Simbel Temple
The relocation of the temples was necessary to avoid their being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser, the massive artificial water reservoir formed after the building of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River. Abu Simbel remains one of Egypt's top tourist attractions.
Ramses Temple
Nefertari Temple
