Abu Simbel: Then and Now

Two rock temples carved for Ramesses II around 1264 BC. In the 1960s they were cut into blocks and moved uphill to escape the waters of the Aswan High Dam.

Key facts

Country today	Egypt
Status	Standing
Date	1264 BC
Nearest city on the map	Thebes (about 388 km)
Location	22.337° N, 31.626° E

Map showing Abu Simbel in 500 BC — Border map for 500 BC. See the world in 500 BC.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–401 BC	Meroe
400 BC–324 BC	Kush
323 BC–499	Meroe
500–599	Makkura
600–799	Nobatia
800–1299	Makkura
1300–1599	Unclaimed / no data
1600–1814	Ottoman Empire
1815–today	Egypt

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