Great Temple
Great Temple is an archaeological site in Aswan Governorate, Egypt. Great Temple is situated nearby to Nefertari's Temple of Hathor and the protected area Temples of Abu Simbel.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Abu Simbel
Photo: Than217, Public domain.
Abu Simbel in Upper Egypt was saved from the rising waters of Lake Nasser, growing behind the Aswan Dam, in a massive archaeological rescue plan sponsored by UNESCO in the 1960s.
Localities in the Area
Abu Simbel
Photo: Than217, Public domain.
22°21′N 31°37′E / 22.350°N 31.617°E Abu Simbel in 2017Abu Simbel is a village in the Egyptian part of Nubia, about 240 km southwest of Aswan and near the border with Sudan. Abu Simbel is situated 3½ km north of Great Temple.
Ballana
Ballana was a cemetery in Lower Nubia. It, along with nearby Qustul, were excavated by Walter Bryan Emery between 1928 and 1931 as a rescue project before a second rising of the Aswan Low Dam. Ballana is situated 10 km southwest of Great Temple.Great Temple
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: Egyptian temple, rock-cut church, moved building, archaeological site, building, temple, tourism and historic site
- Location: Aswan Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
22.33687° or 22° 20' 13" northLongitude
31.62547° or 31° 37' 32" eastOpen Location Code
7GJH8JPG+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 251383474OpenStreetMap Feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3114835Great Temple Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: المعبد الكبير
- Asturian: Templu de Ramsés II
- Catalan: Temple Gran
- English: Great Temple of Abu Simbel
- English: Great Temple of Ramses II
- French: Grand Temple
- French: Grand temple d'Abou Simbel
- French: Grand temple de Abou Simbel
- German: Großer Tempel
- German: Großer Tempel von Abu Simbel
- Italian: Grande Tempio
- Portuguese: Templo de Ramessés II
- Spanish: Gran Templo
- Spanish: Templo de Ramses II (Abu Simbel)
- Spanish: Templo de Ramsés II
- Spanish: Templo de Ramsés II (Abu Simbel)
Other Places Named Great Temple
Landmarks in the Area
- Nefertari's Temple of Hathor150 metres northeast
- Temples of Abu SimbelProtected area, 170 metres northwest
- Visitor Centre of Abu SimbelTourism office, 200 metres northwest
- Abu Simbel Temples salvage documentation centerMuseum, 1 km west
- AlrahmanMosque, 1½ km northwest
Places in the Area
- Ramesses IIWork of art
- Entrance KioskBuilding, 170 metres northwest
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