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The Temples at Abu Simbel are located in Southern Egypt, at the second cataract of the Nile, close to the Sudanese border. Ramses II chose the site because it was already sacred to Hathor, goddess of motherhood, joy and love. This act strengthened his divinity in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians.
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Abu Simbel, Site of two temples built by Ramses II in the 13th century bce. The area, at the southern frontier of pharaonic Egypt, lies near the present-day border between Egypt and Sudan. The temples were unknown to the outside world until their rediscovery in 1813.
Abu Simbel. Add Story. Aswan. The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt’s southern border, is among the most awe-inspiring monuments of Egypt. It was cut into the living rock by King Ramesses II (the Great) of the Nineteenth Dynasty, around 1264 BC.
Aug 5, 2010 · 5 August 2010. By Anthony Sattin,Features correspondent. The keeper of the Abu Simbel temple. (Izzet Keribar/LPI) The Great Temple of Ramses II was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved...
Abu-Simbel. Built 1264 – 1244 BCE. Built on the west bank of the Nile River, between the first and second cataracts of the Nile, the site of Abu Simbel is one of the most recognizable ancient sites in Egypt. It contains two temples, carved into a mountainside, that were built by Pharaoh Ramses II (1303-1213 BCE), also known as Ramses the Great.
