CAD building of the High Dam to sink Abu Simbel archaeological site famous , because of the high waters of the Nile and Lake Nasser formed , but they have succeeded in transferring the site and saved , and thus save huge archaeological site is unparalleled. Follow the site " Abu Simbel " to the world heritage site declared by UNESCO as the " Nubian Monuments ", which is located on the west of Aswan after nearly 300 kilometers . The website contains a double temples carved into the mountains at the time of the Pharaonic King Ramses II , Queen Nefertari him and , after his victory in the battle of Kadesh . After the construction of the High Dam , the whole complex was transferred in 1960 to an artificial hill made of the structure of the dome , located above the reservoir of the High Dam in Aswan . Although it is still site of Abu Simbel and the best of the most important attractions of tourism in Egypt . The cost of the transfer nearly 40 million dollars, which is a very significant amount in the years 1964-1968 , the period of the transfer of the temples. The temples were dismantled into pieces of stone giant ( 20-30 tons) and transfer and then re- installed. To demonstrate the importance of this site and originality , the thousands of tourists visiting the site daily , as well as out twice a day convoys of tourists from Aswan , the nearest town of Abu Simbel, with many tourists arrive through the airport which was built specially in the area of the temples. The basic components of this complex are temples . The temple is intended for the biggest three Egyptian gods : a shepherd - Harakhca , Ptah and Amun , as a prominent stand in front of four large statues of Ramses II . The smaller temple dedicated to the god Hathor and Nefertiti . And indicate the internal divisions of the big temples and columns and statues on the system of kings and queens and the gods of the Pharaohs , which offers tourists a rich and ample views of the ancient Egyptian era . The temples of Abu Simbel formed a source of inspiration for many movies and novels world , such as the movie " The Spy Who Loved Me " in the James Bond series , and in the film Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile ," and the movie " The Mummy Returns " , and others.
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