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Imagery Location of Temple (Current Location)

a Pleiades location resource

Creators: Nate Nagy
Contributors: Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott
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Last modified Jul 10, 2024 03:52 PM — History
The larger of the two temples at Abu Simbel, dedicated to the triad of Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as the deified Ramesses II. The temple was relocated between 1964 and 1968 to prevent its submersion under Lake Nasser after the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

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{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 31.625543, 22.336991999999999 ] }

Unknown

Certain

Google Earth and DigitalGlobe Imagery 2011

relocated modern

  • Modern (AD 1700-Present) (confident)


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Points were digitized on  September 15, 2011 by hand in Google Earth using 5.2.1.1329 (beta) at an "eye altitude" of 5000 ft.