Local favourite fort · Aswan, Egypt
أبو سمبل
أبو سمبل is a fort in Aswan, Egypt.
أبو سمبل: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit أبو سمبل
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach أبو سمبل — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 22.33758, 31.60106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near أبو سمبل
- Abu Simbel Temples · fort · Aswan · ~3 km · Must-see
- Qasr Ibrim · fort · Aswan · ~66 km · Must-see
- Buhen · fort · Northern State · ~71 km · Must-see
- Temple of Amun Ra · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
- Great Temple · temple · Aswan · ~3 km
- Ramesses II · attraction · Aswan · ~3 km
- Nefertari's Temple of Hathor · temple · Aswan · ~3 km
- Abu Hoda · fort · Aswan · ~6 km
- Gebel Adda · viewpoint · Aswan · ~7 km
- Ballana · fort · Aswan · ~11 km
- Qustul · fort · Aswan · ~15 km
- Tamit · fort · Aswan · ~15 km
- Faras Cathedral · fort · ~25 km
- Arminna · temple · Aswan · ~26 km
- Faras · fort · ~26 km
- Cemetery 117 · fort · ~60 km
- Temple of Ellesyia · fort · Aswan · ~61 km
- Abu Simbel Temples salvage documentation center · museum · Aswan · ~2 km
Other forts & heritage near أبو سمبل
- Abu Simbel Temples · fort · Aswan · ~3 km · Must-see
- Qasr Ibrim · fort · Aswan · ~66 km · Must-see
- Buhen · fort · Northern State · ~71 km · Must-see
- Temple of Amun Ra · fort · Aswan · ~1 km
- Abu Hoda · fort · Aswan · ~6 km
- Ballana · fort · Aswan · ~11 km
- Qustul · fort · Aswan · ~15 km
- Tamit · fort · Aswan · ~15 km
- Faras Cathedral · fort · ~25 km
- Faras · fort · ~26 km
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Frequently asked
Is أبو سمبل open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for أبو سمبل yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit أبو سمبل?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near أبو سمبل?
Nearby: Abu Simbel Temples (fort, 3 km), Qasr Ibrim (fort, 66 km), Buhen (fort, 71 km), Temple of Amun Ra (fort, 1 km), Great Temple (temple, 3 km), Ramesses II (attraction, 3 km).