Place details
Place nameAbu Sunbul
Other namesAbu Simbel, Ipsambul, Abusimbel
CountryMisr
Latitude22.367
Longitude31.633
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Situated in ancient Nubia, site of two temples with colossal statues built ca. 1250 BC during reign of Ramses II; temples menaced by rising waters of Aswan High Dam in the early 1960s, resulting in salvage operation by UNESCO & the Egyptian government.