From Aswan it is also possible to take a day trip to Abu Simbel, a secluded temple flanked by 65-foot sandstone guards. Here, you can see painted interiors that have retained their bright colors ...

which became a natural annex to the Kingdom and later a colony whose fiscal and commercial income was transferred to Aswan. The monuments of the property include exceptional architecture, such as the ...

and in between Luxor and Aswan, is Esna, a city filled with thousands of years worth of Egyptian heritage. Of particular interest here is the Temple of Esna, also known as the Temple of Khnum ...

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...

For thousands of years, the sitting figure of Ramses II watched over the Nile, till the construction of the Aswan dam threatened to drown the ancient temple under the waters of the river. In an ...

Its preservation is a result of Spain's assistance in protecting the ancient sites of Abu Simbel from flooding caused by the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt. The temple's decorative motifs ...

Dr. Fahmy Mahmoud El-Amin, the General Director of the General Administration of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities in Aswan, confirmed that the number of visitors to the temple reached over ...

This image shows Queen Arsinoë II in the Philae temple, Aswan, Egypt. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

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 February. In statements to ...