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Aswan governor welcomes 3,000 tourists for Abu Simbel sun alignment festival
October 21, 2026 at 02:00 PM · Updated 19h ago
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(opens the publisher’s site)Aswan Governor Amr Lashin welcomed tourists arriving for the annual sun alignment celebration on the face of Ramses II at Abu Simbel temple.
- Ten flights carrying 3,000 tourists from various nationalities arrived at Abu Simbel International Airport for the festival.
- Lashin, alongside his deputy, the airport director and the city head, distributed pharaonic-themed souvenirs to arriving visitors.
- Lashin said golf carts were prepared to transport elderly and disabled visitors from the temple gate to the holy of holies.
- Lashin said the city underwent preparations covering services, security and cleanliness ahead of the event.
- Aswan Governor Amr Lashin inspected Abu Simbel International Hospital, confirming medicine and medical supplies for emergencies during the festival.
- Lashin instructed coordination to station rapid-response ambulance and civil protection teams near the Abu Simbel temples and vital areas.
- The sun alignment phenomenon occurs twice each year, on October 22 and February 22.
- Abu Simbel antiquities director Ahmed Masoud said the phenomenon dates back approximately 33 centuries and demonstrates ancient Egyptians' advanced knowledge of astronomy, sculpture and engineering.