Things to do in Abu Simbel

The Abu Simbel temples, part of the Nubian archaeological site stretching from Abu Simbel to Philae, are located in Nubia, the southernmost region of Egypt, 280 kilometers north of Aswan, a major tourist destination. Construction began during the reign of Ramses II and was completed around 1233 BC. In 1960, the Egyptian government decided to build a dam in the Aswan area. To protect the Abu Simbel temples and other ancient sites before rising water levels, an international construction team comprised of Egyptians, Germans, French, Italians, and Swedish experts officially began work in 1963. The project was completed in September 1968 at a cost of US$36 million. The Abu Simbel temples are cave temples carved from sandstone mountains, consisting of a main temple and smaller temples. The main temple contains four statues of Pharaoh Ramses II from the New Kingdom period. The smaller temple is dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Queen Nefertari. Of the six statues, four depict Ramses II and two of Nefertari are arranged alternately. The Abu Simbel temples are entirely carved into the cliff face on the west bank of the Nile, approximately 33 meters high, 38 meters wide, and 65 meters deep. Originally intended to honor the three main gods Amun, Ra, and Ptah, the Abu Simbel temples actually served only one true god—Ramses himself. The numerous sculptural scenes within the Abu Simbel temples provide later generations with rich depictions of ancient production and daily life, which are of great value for understanding the history, society, and culture of ancient Egypt.

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The Philae Temple on Agilkia Island was originally located on Philae Island, a small island in the shallows of the Nile River. After the British built the Nile Low Dam in 1902, the Philae Temple was submerged for several months every year. With the construction of the Aswan High Dam, the Philae Temple would be forever submerged. For this reason, the temple was moved as a whole to the nearby Akilkiia Island. Akilkia Island was not big enough, so it was deliberately expanded a little so that the temple could be rebuilt in its original form.

Almost certainly one of of the temples you will stop at if you take a guide along the Nile River. This temple is massive, and a lot of the hieroglyphics still are very easy to see. Definitely make sure to have some time when seeing it. Just like every other tourist attraction in Egypt, be sure to show your student ID for half price entrance if you are a student.

I love this colorful village and it's friendly people. Take a boat ride on the Nile to go explore this beautiful village. Try their cuisine at one of their restaurants and take beautiful pictures of the colorful houses.

The dam is a clay core rockfill dam with a maximum dam height of 111m. When the maximum water level is 183m, the total reservoir capacity is 168.9 billion m3, the total installed capacity of the power station is 2.1 million kW, and the designed annual power generation is 10 billion kW·h. The project started on January 9, 1960, the first unit was put into operation on October 15, 1967, and all units were installed and put into operation on July 15, 1970. The project was completed in the same year.

This attraction is not large and 30 minutes is enough to visit it. The biggest attractions are the 4,000-year-old quarry and the world's largest obelisk from 3,500 years ago. Walk from the Nile River to the unfinished obelisk less than 20 minutes, but the Google navigation route is wrong ❌. The place you finally walked to is a residential area. The ticket office is on the main road near the museum. You can refer to my markings on the Google map, or you can use Google Map to search the location coordinates 📍24°04’38.8”N 32°53‘39.7“E📍 This is the specific location of the ticket office. I hope it helps you. More travel information, please check my YouTube channel @ivanstrips