Abu Simbel
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Nate Nagy Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Nate Nagy Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
May 15, 2026 06:43 PM
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History
The site of two temples constructed by Ramesses II, one dedicated to the triad of Amun, Ra-Horakhty, and Ptah, as well as the deified Ramesses, and another dedicated to Hathor and the pharaoh's wife Nefertari. 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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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721417202
22.3372337789, 31.625513644
- Relocated Modern Locations:
- Imagery Location: Abu Simbel (AD 1900 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Abou Simbel (French, modern)
- Abu Simbel (English, modern)
- None
- Temple to Nefertari at Abu Simbel located at Abu Simbel (unspecified date range)
- Temple to Ramesses II at Abu Simbel located at Abu Simbel (unspecified date range)
archaeological site, temple
Pleiades
Nate Nagy, Jeffrey Becker, Nicolas Souchon, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and jfu, 'Abu Simbel: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721417202> [accessed: 12 September 2026]
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