Abu Simbel

ABU SIMBEL AND THE NILE

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April 23rd 2009
Tom and I had the choice of taking a 3-hour (each way) bus ride to and from Abu Simbel or taking a flight from Aswan to the archaeological site. Which one do you think we chose? Right - we flew 40 minutes each way. The whole Abu Simbel temple was moved up hill in the 1960s to save it from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, created by the construction of the high dam at Aswan. Tom and I remember ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more