The story of Abu Simbel

WATANI International6 June 2010  Pharaoh Ramses II (1279 – 1223BC) had two temples—one for himself and the second for his beloved wife Nefertari—carved out of solid rock at a site on the west bank of the Nile south of Aswan in the land of Nubia, and known today as Abu Simbel. Long before Ramses II, … Continue reading The story of Abu Simbel