TIL UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention was created to preserve the Temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. After the Nasser Dam was built, the temple was briefly submerged underwater and a large effort was undertaken to relocate the mountain it was carved on and rebuild the temple piece by piece.

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TIL UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention was created to preserve the Temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. After the Nasser Dam was built, the temple was briefly submerged underwater and a large effort was undertaken to relocate the mountain it was carved on and rebuild the temple piece by piece.

TIL UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention was created to preserve the Temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. After the Nasser Dam was built, the temple was briefly submerged underwater and a large effort was undertaken to relocate the mountain it was carved on and rebuild the temple piece by piece. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-temple-of-abu-simbel-egypt-nubia-egypt trifletruffles August 30, 2021 at 12:46PM

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TIL UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention was created to preserve the Temple of Abu Simbel in Egypt. After the Nasser Dam was built, the temple was briefly submerged underwater and a large effort was undertaken to relocate the mountain it was carved on and rebuild the temple piece by piece.

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