Blue water of Lake Nasser, as seen from the edge of the Abu Simbel compound

Abu Simbel has a very strong connection with the waters of the river Nile. It was originally located at a point that was set lower than the current position of the temple, and was only moved to a higher position because the rising water level (due to the construction of the dam at Aswan, along with the creation of a reservoir, Lake Nasser) would mean that the temple would have got submerged. Even now, you can see that the water next to the temple is fairly wide, and pretty deep. However, it looks beautiful; if you see it from the air, there would be these 4 huge sitting statues located right next to an expanse of blue water.

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