Wide angle view of two massive rock temples, The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II

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Wide angle view of two massive rock temples, The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Nubian Monuments, Situated at Abu Simbel in a village in Nubia, Near the border with Sudan, Southern Egypt

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