Police officer standing on a rise above the Abu Simbel temple in south Egypt

The temple of Abu Simbel is an important tourist destination for people visiting Egypt, especially because of the fact that the temple was going to be submerged due to the rising waters of Lake Nasser (created by the construction of the dam at Aswan); in the past decade, Egypt suffered huge declines in its tourism industry because of terrorist strikes at tourists (which led to a steep reduction in the number of tourists visiting the country). Post these terrorist strikes, there was a lot more emphasis on ensuring security for tourists, and hence you find police officials everyone, including this guy at the top of the hill that hosts the Abu Simbel.

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