More than 3,000 years ago, between the first and second cataracts on the West Bank and the Nile, the Egyptian Pharaoh commanded a colossal temple, and a smaller one along with it, to be carved out of ...

In each of the great periods of Egyptian history, there was, if only partially, a seizure of Nubia, which became a natural annex to the Kingdom and later a colony whose fiscal and commercial income ...

A film on the archaeological significance of the huge Egyptian temples of Abu Simbel and their dissection and removal, stone by stone, to higher grounds out of the reach of the waters of the Nile. on ...

Ramses built the larger temple in his own honor ... show a life usually absent from later Egyptian art. The same gigantic dimensions that make Abu Simbel so impressive as a monument make it ...

An astonishing and alarming incident occurred at the renowned ancient Egyptian temple of Abu Simbel. A British tourist attempted to bury his mother's remains there. The incident took place on Sunday.

Abu Simbel Temple Complex echoes with the grandeur of Ramesses the Great. More than just a Pharaoh, he has built this temple ...

The Centre has requested the Egyptian Government to confirm the demolition of the constructions. The Secretariat informed the Bureau that the structure erected opposite the Abu Simbel Temple for a ...

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Thousands of Sudanese who entered Egypt irregularly are opting to return via Abu Simbel, where Egyptian authorities have reportedly established facilities aimed at providing a safer alternative to ...

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples ... Can you locate two Egyptian crosses, or ankhs, somewhere in this image?