Sun illuminates face of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple ...Egypt

Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. In statements to MENA, Director General of the General Department of Egyptian, Greek and Roman Antiquities in Aswan governorate Fahmy el Amin said the phenomenon started at 6:53 a.m. and lasted for nearly 20 minutes. More than 1,400 tourists, both foreign and Egyptian, gathered at Abu Simbel temple to watch the alignment of the sun on King Ramses II’s face, he added. On October and February 22, a shaft of sunlight pierces the gloom, illuminating statues of the sun gods Re-Horakhte and Amon-Re, as well as a statue of King Ramses II

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