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Location:
It is stretched between Aswan and Abusimbel at Nasser lake .
Who built it?
This place contains many monuments built by different kings through different periods, the most famous King was RamsessII of the 19th Dynasty.
Why it was built :
Every temple has its dedication God or Goddess, but most of them dedicate for God Amon-Ra .
Explanation:
When the High Dam was being built, many of these temples were moved during the salvage operation between 1964 and 1968. This was due to the rising waters of Lake Nasser .
There are many Temples south Aswan which you can visit by a taxi or bus like Kalabsha Temple , Beit Al Wali Temple and Kiosk of Kertassi . There are many other monuments you have to visit by Lake Nasser Cruise like Gerf Hussein temple " Ptah House", Dekka Temple , Derr Temple , Wadi Al seboua Temple , Amada Temple ; the oldest of the temples going back to the 18th dynast with restoration work from the 19th dynasty , and at last Abu simbel Temple and Kasr Ibrim.
Nubian Monuments stretched between Aswan and Abusimbel at Nasser lake. This place contains many monuments built by different kings through different periods.
Wadi El Seboua Temple, in Arabic means “Valley of the Lions”, referring to the avenue of sphinxes that leads up to this temple, which was built during the reign of Ramesses II.
Temple of Derr was built during the time of king Ramsis II, exactly during the 30th year of his reign. It was dedicated to god Ptah and god Amon.
Located fifty miles to the north of Dekka Temple, Mohrakka Temple was built during the Greek Roman period. It was dedicated to Isis and Serapis. It is a small and simple temple.
El-Dakka was known to the Egyptians as Pselqet and to the Greeks as Pselchis. This Temple nowadays, sits on a small bluff. Learn more.
Agha Khan Mausoleum, situated 4 km from Aswan train station, Agha Khan Mausoleum was the founder of the mausoleum. Agha Khan was the leader of the Shiites.
Beit el-Wali was rescued from Lake Nasser by a Polish archaeological team financed by a joint Oriental Institute of Chicago/Swiss Institute of Cairo Project.
Situated south of Kalabsha temple , due to the rising waters of Lake Nasser after the construction of the High Aswan Dam, Kiosk of Kertassi was moved to another place the same as all the Nubian monument .
The tomb is a kind of rock cut tombs. It is consisted of antechamber, then a niche where there are the remains of three destroyed statues.