Abu Simbel is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Arab Republic of Egypt, located in the south of the state on the bank of West Nasser Lake, which is 290 km south west of the city of Aswan. The Abu Simbel Temple The Abu Simbel Temple houses two large rock temples, carved since the thirteenth century BC in the mountains, since the time of the Pharaonic king Ramses II, and is a monument to him and also to Queen Nefertari. He began building the temple of Abu Simbel in 1244 S. The temple was known as the Temple of Ramses, which was loved by Amun. The memorial was mentioned in commemoration of the Battle of Kadesh in which he won, in addition to strengthening the image of Egypt and the strength of its property from the neighboring countries. And to strengthen the Egyptian religion throughout the region. The temple is composed of six rocks in the Nubia area. The entrance to the temple contains four statues of Ramses and four also of Nefertari. Information on Abu Simbel The transfer of the temple: In 1960 AD, the temple was completely transferred to an artificial hill in Aswan on the High Dam above its reservoir. This transfer was necessary to avoid the sinking of these temples due to the development of Lake Nasser, which resulted in an artificial reservoir of Water on the River Nile, Abu Simbel site was named UNESCO World Heritage Site, came under the name of (the effects of Nubia). The discovery of the temple: Many centuries passed, the temples had been completely abandoned, almost completely covered by sand, to come in 1813, and Gül Borchardt, an orientalist from Switzerland, is found on the Corniche of the main temple. He turns on his friend Giovanni Belloni, an Italian explorer , And told him what he found, to travel together there, but they could not dig the entrance to the temple, return without any benefit, but the Italian Giovanni returns again in 1817, and worked to open the entrance to the temple and succeed, and carry everything found valuable. The reason for the name: The tour guides at the Abu Simbel temple talk today that there is a legend talking about the presence of a young boy who lives in the place, who led the explorers to this site again, and that he was always seen buried sand that moves between now and then, This legend is called the temple of Abu Simbel after it was previously known as the Temple of Ramses and Nefertari.
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