Vendors near the entry gate of the Abu Simbel temple in south Egypt

Entry to the Abu Simbel temple complex is regulated through a security point, where people are checked security wise and then allowed to proceed. Near the same spot, there are vendors where people can buy some beverages (however, not alcohol, since Egypt is a Muslim country and it would be offending to local customs to sell alcohol in the open like this).

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The base of the large hill and a glimpse of the statues at the temple of Abu Simbel

The statues at the temple of Abu Simbel are located in the front of a hillock with the inner sanctum of the temple located inside the hillock. It is a pretty large structure, created when the temple was moved from a lower location to a higher location (to avoid being submerged by the rising waters of the Lake Nasser, formed due to the construction of the high dam at Aswan). In this photo, you can see the hillock and the front section of the statues.

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A spiderweb near the temple of Abu Simbel in South Egypt

When you look at most scenes of the temple of Abu Simbel, you see some huge statues along with a hill in which the statues have been built. The whole place seems brown, and very stark without any amount of vegetation. However, there are trees and other vegetation near the temple, and I found this spider web near the trees. It seemed very large, sucking in insects in the area.

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Trees blocking a view of the water near the Abu Simbel temple in South Egypt

Trees blocking a view of the water near the temple of Abu Simbel in south Egypt. The temple is right next to a wide stretch of water, a part of the Lake Nasser which was formed with the construction of the huge dam at Aswan in the 1960's. From the temple, you get a great view of the water and a few small islands in the water. In this photo, I was trying to get a view of small tree trunk like structures that were blocking the view of the water.

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Islands in the water near the temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt

Scene just next to the temple of Abu Simbel, located in the southern part of Egypt, in the region of Nubia. Abu Simbel is an engineering marvel, which was moved from its lower position since it was going to be submerged by the rising water caused by the construction of a mega dam. Right next to the temple, there is this landscape where the water causes these small islands and a great landscape.

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