Hillock seen on the way to the temple of Abu Simbel in south Egypt

If you go by road from Aswan to Abu Simbel (which is a distance by road of around 280 km, and takes a bit less than 3 hours - there is almost no traffic on the road other than tourist traffic), then it is mostly a barren landscape. However, once in a while, there are some hillocks that can be seen on the way, such as in this photo. Of course, because of security reasons, the tour operators will not deviate from the path, and are even uncomfortable stopping on the route (they have been told not to make any stop on the route, and only travel at specific times from Aswan).

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