Abu Simbel

archaeological site · 1700 AD – 2100 AD

The site of two temples constructed by Ramesses II, one dedicated to the triad of Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as the deified Ramesses, and another dedicated to Hathor and the pharaoh's wife Nefertari. The temple was relocated between 1964 and 1968 to prevent its submersion under Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

Coordinates

22.33723, 31.62551

Also known as

Aboe Simbel, Abou Simbel (fr), Abou Simbel (fr), Abu Simbal, Abu Simbel - abw snbl, Abu Simbel temples, Abu Simbil, Abu Sunbul, Abu Szimbel-i templomok, Abu-Simbel, Abú Simbel, Abū Sunbul, Ebu Simbel, Kuil Abu Simbel, Temple d’ Abou Simbel, Temple of Abu Simbil, Абу-Симбел (rus), أبو سمبل (ara), 阿布辛贝勒石窟寺 (zho)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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