Several ministers and African ambassadors toured on Thursday 21/02/2019 Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt's Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan. Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat, Minister of Antiquities ...
The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the most illustrious of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979.
Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across the Nile and the Nubian desert toward the rising sun. By 1970, they will continue their vigil from the top of the sandstone ...
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Abu Simbel: The 3,000-Year Illusion

Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most iconic monuments — but for over 3,000 years, it held a secret that fooled almost everyone.
Egypt’s antiquities minister, along with a number of Egyptian ministers and foreign and Arab ambassadors, visited on Sunday Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple in a tour to celebrate the biannual solar ...
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron began their three-day visit to Egypt on Sunday at the tourist city of Abu Simbel in Aswan. Macron’s visit to Egypt began with a tour ...
The Sun aligned on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 on face of King Ramses II’s statue at his great temple in Abu Simbel, southern Aswan a unique astronomical phenomenon continued for around 3,300 years.