Side view of tourists in front of the statues and hillock of the Abu Simbel temple in Egypt

View from the side of tourists in front of the Abu Simbel temple in south Egypt. There are not too many tourists, since more people go to see the pyramids and the Valley of Kings than coming to Abu Simbel; Abu Simbel is located some distance (280 km) from the nearest center of population (Aswan city) and a number of tourists avoid the trip. At Abu Simbel, there are 2 cave temples built into hillocks, with massive statues at the front. What you see in this photo are tourists standing in front of the hillock, being dwarfed by the size of the statues.

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