#abu simbel

• Abu Simbel — A monumental archaeological complex located in Nubia, southern Egypt, consisting of two massive rock-cut temples carved during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II. Intended to celebrate the victory at Kadesh and to deify the royal couple, the complex is famous both for the four colossal statues of the pharaoh at the entrance and for a world-scale engineering operation in the 1960s, when it was entirely dismantled and relocated to save it from flooding caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
• Assuan — An alternative or historical toponymic form used in Romanian for the city and governorate of Aswan in southern Egypt, situated at the first cataract of the Nile; globally renowned for its giant dam complex (especially the Aswan High Dam, built in the 20th century to control floods and generate power) and for the historic salvage relocation of the ancient Abu Simbel temples under UNESCO.