Temple of Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel in Upper Egypt was saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, growing behind the Aswan Dam, in a massive archaeological rescue plan sponsored by UNESCO in the 1960s.- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of around 180 metres (590 feet)
- Also known as“Abu Simbel temples”“Abu Simbil”“Abū Sunbul”“Temple d’Abou Simbel”“Temple of Abu Simbil”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballana.
Temple of Abu Simbel
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Latitude
22.33333° or 22° 20′ north
Longitude
31.61667° or 31° 37′ east
Open location code
7GJH8JM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Temple of Abu Simbel” goes by many names.
أبو سمبلArabic
ابو سنبلArabic
Абу СимбелBulgarian
Abu SimbelCatalan
阿布辛拜勒神廟Chinese
Abú SimbelCzech
Abu SimbelDanish
Aboe SimbelDutch
Abu SimbelFinnish
Abu SimbelGalician
מקדש אבו סימבלHebrew
מקדשי אבו סימבלHebrew
Abu Szimbel-i templomokHungarian
Abu SimbelItalian
アブ・シンベル神殿Japanese
Abu SimbelLuxembourgish
Kuil Abu SimbelMalay
Abu SimbelNorwegian
ابوسمبلPersian
Abu SimbelPolish
Abu SimbelRomanian
Абу-СимбелRussian
Абу СимбелSerbian
Templen i Abu SimbelSwedish
Ebu SimbelTurkish
Абу-СімбелUkrainian
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