Aswan witnesses the solar alignment phenomenon on the face of King Ramses II inside the inner sanctuary at the Temple of Abu Simbel

 

Aswan Governorate witnessed the solar alignment phenomenon on the face of King Ramses II inside the inner sanctuary at Abu Simbel Temple.

 

 

 

 

The Solar Alignment on the King's face at Abu Simbel Temple is a unique phenomenon that takes place twice every year, on February 22 and October 22.

 

 

 

 

Abu Simbel temple deserves to be the eighth wonder of the seven wonders of the ancient world; as the story of its discovery, the inscriptions on its walls, and its colors are all so unique. The walls of Abu Simbel Temple carry the stories of the Battle of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kadesh and the first peace treaty in human history. Abu Simbel temple is the largest temple carved in rocks in the world. It was carved in a rock piece on the west bank of the Nile in a place of great beauty, to worship the sun.

 

 

 

The phenomenon of solar alignment on the Holy of Holies in the Temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel occurs twice every year as the sun's rays penetrate the front corridor of the entrance to the Temple of Ramses II with a length of 200 meters until it reaches the Holy of Holies.

 

 

 

The Holy of Holies consists of a platform that includes the statue of King Ramses II, sitting next to it is the statue of the god Ra-Hor, his sister, the god Amun, and the statue of the god Ptah. The sun does not light up the face of Ptah, considered by the ancient Egyptians as the god of darkness.