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Wikipedia: Abu Simbel temples (أبو سمبل) are two massive rock temples in Nubia, southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the "Nubian Monuments", which run from Abu Simbel downriver to Philae (near Aswan). The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of Kadesh, and to intimidate his Nubian neighbors.
![[The collapsed colossus of the Great Temple supposedly fell during an earthquake shortly after its construction,...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Collapsed_Colossus_s.jpg "The collapsed colossus of the Great Temple supposedly fell during an earthquake shortly after its construction,...")
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![[A scale model showing the original and current location of the temple]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Abu_Simbel_relocation_by_Zureks_s.jpg "A scale model showing the original and current location of the temple")
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![[The gods Set and Horus adoring Ramesses in the small temple at Abu Simbel]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SethAndHorusAdoringRamsses_crop_s.jpg "The gods Set and Horus adoring Ramesses in the small temple at Abu Simbel")
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