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Original Egypt Travel Poster Abu Simbel Temple Aswan Pharaoh Ramesses II Egyptian History Poster Dimensions: 27.5" x 39.5" Condition: The poster is in Good condition with some edge wear & edge tears, especially on the left side. Description: Original vintage travel poster for Egypt featuring a great image of tourists admiring the iconic Abu Simbel Temple & ancient hieroglyphics carved on the rock above with a sailing boat visible on the side & the title text in white against the blue sky background. The 13th century Abu Simbel rock temples were built to commemorate victory in the Battle of Kadesh & as a lasting monument to Pharaoh Ramesses II (Ramses the Great; circa 1302 BC-1213 BC) & Queen Nefertari (Nefertari Meritmut; d. 1255 BC), located at Abu Simbel village in the Aswan region of Egypt, near the border with Sudan; due to the building of the Aswan High Dam on the River Nile & creation of Lake Nasser, the temples were relocated in 1968. The union between Egypt & Syria, the UAR (United Arab Republic), in the Middle East was established in 1958 but broke up in 1961 due to the coup d'etat in Syria, although Egypt continued to be known as the United Arab Republic until 1971. Poster issued by the Tourist Administration Cairo. Printed in U.A.R by the Institut Graphique Egyptien Original Egypt Travel Poster Abu Simbel Temple Aswan Pharaoh Ramesses Ii Egyptian History - 28 X 30
