Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most iconic monuments — but for over 3,000 years, it held a secret that fooled almost everyone.

When I was planning my itinerary to Egypt, the stops in Luxor, Aswan, and Cairo all seemed like obvious musts. Cairo was the Pyramids, Luxor was the New Kingdom, Aswan was the later, most complete ...

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Believe it or not, it is possible to move a mountain… literally! Abu Simbel: The campaign that revolutionized the international approach to safeguarding heritage. Saving the temples of Egypt and ...

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2008 Map “Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae” Overlayed on ESA 1:50,000 Topographical Maps”. In colour. Scale by calculation ~ 1:28,500A3. Shows boundaries of component 088-001 2008 Map ...