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Abu Simbel is an archaelogical site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser. It is part of the UNESCO world heritage site known as the Nubian Movements.
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountain side during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century B.C. 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 neighbor. However, the complex was relocated its entirety in the 1960s, on an artificial hill made from a domed structure, high above the Aswan dam reservoir.
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    Abu Simbel
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    Jan 05, 2008 - Jan 08, 2008
    Giza, Egypt -› Aswan, Egypt -› ...
    Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of 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 e...
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    Abu Simbel
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    Jun 24, 2007 - Dec 22, 2007
    Today started at 3:30 am...yes, that's right 3:30 freakin a.m.  Ouch.  Not so easy to get up.  I think I got about 5 seconds of sleep. We joined up with a long convoy of tourist vehicles guarded by the tourist police who have some lovely little automatic weapons..yee haw.  It was about a 3 hour drive into complete desert to the Nubian town of abu Simbel. I fell asleep (sort of) on the bus and once we arrived, we all drove straight to the ancient Egyptian temples dedicated...
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    Abu Simbel: Ramses II and Nefertaris Temple
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    Mar 22, 2008 - Mar 27, 2008
    Cairo, Egypt -› Aswan, Egypt -› ...
    We woke up early anxious and excited for our short plane ride to Abu Simbel where we get to see Ramses II and Nefertari's Temple.Although we didn't leave on time due to several people who overslept and were hungover from the previous night, we arrived at Aswan's airport with 30 minutes to spare before our flight. We were on EgyptAir Express - a small-sized plane making multiple direct flights between Aswan and Abu Simble daily. Our group of 32 took half of the seats on the plane and were a no...
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    Abu Simbel and the ugliness of international politics
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    Jun 22, 2007 - Jul 29, 2007
    My alarm is going of really early in the morning - actually I am not sure this time can be described as morning - it is 03.15. I am more used to go to bed at this hour than getting up it is unnatural to get up at this hour. But there is no other way - I want to go to Abu Simbel temple and if you want be there early before it gets too hot you need to be ready to join in the convoy of tourist buses leaving at 4.15-4.30 it is in Egypt hence nobody seems to know exactly when the convoy dep...
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