A city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile; site of the temple of luxor.

埃及中部位于尼罗河东岸的一城市；卢克斯特神庙所在地。

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Our own trip down the Nile begins at the temple of Abu Simbel.

而我们今天的旅行就从阿布辛·拜勒神庙开始，沿尼罗河而下。

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In October every year, the first rays of the rising sun reach across the Nile, penetrate the temple and move along the hypostyle hall, through the vestibule and into the sanctuary, where they illuminate the somewhat mutilated figures of Ra-Horakhty, Ramses II and Amun.

BBC: Abu Simbel: The great temple of Egypt

The Great Temple was first carved out of the mountain on the west bank of the Nile between 1274 and 1244BC, Ramses II's imposing temple was as much dedicated to the deified pharaoh himself as to the primeval Egyptian gods Ra-Horakhty, Amun and Ptah.

BBC: Abu Simbel: The great temple of Egypt

However, by the end of the century, plans were afoot to dam the Nile and it looked as though the Great Temple was doomed to be buried again, although on this occasion its coverage was intended to be water.

BBC: Abu Simbel: The great temple of Egypt