Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is a station in Aswan Governorate, Egypt.- Type: Station
- Also known as: “أبو سنبل”
- Address: أبو سمبل
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abu Simbel and Abu Simbel Airport.
Abu Simbel
Photo: Than217, Public domain.
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.
Abu Simbel Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abu Simbel Airport is a regional airport in Abu Simbel, Egypt. It also serves the Abu Simbel village. In 2011, it served 119,326 passengers.
Abu Simbel
- Categories: passenger ship terminal and transportation
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
22.36291° or 22° 21′ 47″ northLongitude
31.63188° or 31° 37′ 55″ eastOpen location code
7GJH9J7J+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2525127225OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Abu Simbel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أبو سمبل”
- German: “Abu Simbel”
- Spanish: “Abu Simbel”
- Ukrainian: “Абу-Сімбел”
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