From Wikipedia: "Abu Simbel ... is a village in the Egyptian part of Nubia, about 240 kilometers southwest of Aswan and near the border with Sudan. As of 2012, it has about 2600 inhabitants. It is best known as the site of the Abu Simbel temples, which were built by King Ramses II.
"In the past, Abu Simbel was located on the west bank of the Nile between the first and second Cataracts of the Nile. ... Today both cataracts near Aswan and Wadi Halfa are covered by Lake Nasser, which is named after Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian president from 1954 to 1970. At the time of Ramses II, the southern border of the realm of the Pharaohs was located near the two cataracts. The construction of the Abu Simbel temple compound there was meant to demonstrate the power and eternal supremacy of Egypt with respect to the tributary Nubia."
"In the past, Abu Simbel was located on the west bank of the Nile between the first and second Cataracts of the Nile. ... Today both cataracts near Aswan and Wadi Halfa are covered by Lake Nasser, which is named after Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian president from 1954 to 1970. At the time of Ramses II, the southern border of the realm of the Pharaohs was located near the two cataracts. The construction of the Abu Simbel temple compound there was meant to demonstrate the power and eternal supremacy of Egypt with respect to the tributary Nubia."
Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser
The Great Abu Simbel Temple. From Wikipedia: "The 66-foot (20-metre) seated figures of Ramses are set against the recessed face of the cliff, two on either side of the entrance to the main temple. Carved around their feet are small figures representing Ramses’ children, his queen, Nefertari, and his mother, Muttuy."
The Small Abu Simbel Temple, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramses' II's chief consort, Nefertari.
A few of the many temple interior reliefs
Probably Nubian captives
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