The solar alignment occurs on February 22 and October 22 each year, which are days associated with the agricultural and harvest seasons for the ancient Egyptians.

Some of the greatest monuments on any tour of Egypt bear his stamp: Abu Simbel, Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Ramesseum, and many others. He also commissioned the largest monolithic statue ever ...

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ASWAN, Feb 22 (MENA) – The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually — on 22 October and 22 ...

He built the rock temples of Abu Simbel and his own mortuary temple at Thebes. The tomb of his principal wife Nefertari, also at Thebes, is one of the best-preserved royal tombs. Rameses ...

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Sudanese people walk with belongings after crossing the border from Sudan, Abu Simbel, southern Egypt, on May 18, 2023. On Monday, the United Nations called for global action and $6 billion to ...