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| Abu Simbel Area |
Abu Simple consists in lower Nubia, south of Egypt, near the Sudanese border, about 280 km southwest of
Aswan. It is a deal cliff of reddish sandstone that used to stand excellently on the west bank of the Nile (and now on the west bank of Lake Nasser behind the High Dam). In this area,
Ramses II, the third Pharaoh of the 19th ancient Egyptian dynasty, had 2 temples cut in the rocks. The 2 temples were thought to make Nubia populated and reenforce the Egyptian sovereignty on it as well as to establish the Pharaoh’s being a God and record his victory over the Hittites at the
Battle of Kadesh.
The 2 temples were full in 1206 BC and were thought among the most proud temples of ancient Egypt. They are visited the
Great Abu Simbel Temple and the
Small Abu Simbel Temple. With their outstanding architecture, good scales, larger statues and the inscriptions decorating the walls, the two temples are the most spacious and beautiful of all Egyptian rock temples in all times.
