Question

why was the temple of Abu Simbel relocated ?

Answer 1

when the Aswan high Dan was built on the river Nile in 1970 , large parts of south Egypt got flooded . As a result, the inhabitants of these regions had shifted elsewhere .Both the rocky temples of Abu Simbel also faced the threat of sinking in floods .The UNESCO , which has been entrusted by the united nations to preserve the cultural heritage of the world , got the temples be elevated .To do this, they were cut in blocks each weighing a ton and were reassembled at a new location .