The tourists, whose number was estimated at about 1,500, were keen to record the moment the sun’s rays crept in to illuminate the darkness. Holy of holies And perpendicular to the face King Ramesses II Who built the Abu Simbel Temple in the thirteenth century BC.
The tourists who witnessed it enjoyed it The phenomenon of sun perpendicularity At Abu Simbel Temple, with folkloric performances presented by 9 Egyptian folklore groups.
The Aswan Governorate authorities said in a statement that the 33-century-old phenomenon represents an important tourist event that contributes to attracting more tourists to the governorate.
An Egyptian scientific team headed by Ahmed Awad, and the membership of researchers Ayman Abu Zaid and Al-Tayeb Abdullah, studied more than 22 astronomical phenomena and documented them within… Temples And ancient Egyptian shrines in the Egyptian governorates, within the framework of a project that lasted 3 years, and was conducted with the approval of the Permanent Committee B.Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Egyptian temples and shrines can be seen in a number of governorates, including Giza, Luxor, New Valley, Qena, and Aswan. Astronomical phenomena According to the Egyptian Society for Tourism and Archaeological Development, it confirms the leadership of the ancient Egyptians in astronomy and engineering thousands of years ago.