Saad Nadim Witness 30. Evacuation Celebrations, 1956 31. Petroleum in Egypt 32. Museum of Civilization Series • Amada & Ibrim • Kalabsha & Beit Al Wadi • Abu Simbel • Saving Philae Temple 33. Railroad Museum 34. The Art of Our Country Series 35. The Nubians 36. A Story from the Nuba, 1963 37. A trip to the Nuba Series, 1961 • Philae • Kalbsha and Beit Al Wali • From Dandar to El-Subo3 • From Amada to Ibrim • Abu Simbel • Heritage of the Humanity • Life of the Residents, 38. The Artist Ragheb Ayad, 1965 39. Contemporary Egyptian Art,
Abu Simbel Abu Simbel Abu Simbel (also Abu Simbal, Ebsambul or Isambul; or ) 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. The name Abu Simbel is European, a cacography of the Arabic "Abu Sunbul", due in part to assimilation. "Abu Sunbul" is itself a derivative of the ancient place name "Ipsambul". In the New Kingdom period, the region in which the temple was built may have been called