Abu simbel
a former village in S Egypt, on the Nile: site of two temples of Ramses II; now inundated by Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam.
Historical Examples
Only a lizard scuttling over the dark-washed bedroom wall, first cousin to the chameleon you saw at Abu Simbel.
Round the Wonderful World G. E. Mitton
Somehow I knew that things were bound to happen at Abu Simbel.
It Happened in Egypt C. N. Williamson
With pleasure would we have given immediate chase, had not the Enchantress been pledged to remain at Abu Simbel till afternoon.
It Happened in Egypt C. N. Williamson
And nobody knew if the steam dahabeah had hurried on before us, to anchor out of sight round the oblique faade of Abu Simbel.
It Happened in Egypt C. N. Williamson
Most beautiful of these was the temple of Abu Simbel, guarded by four famous statues of this king.
The World’s Progress, Vol. I (of X) Various
noun
a former village in S Egypt: site of two temples of Rameses II, which were moved to higher ground (1966–67) before the area behind the Aswan High Dam was flooded Also called Ipsambul
Read Also:
- Abu-bekr
a.d. 573–634, Muhammad’s father-in-law and successor: first caliph of Mecca 632–634. Historical Examples Ayesha (a-yesh’a), daughter of abu-bekr and favourite wife of Mahomet, though she bore him no child, born in 610 or 611. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Various His own death, which was that of a warrior, left abu-bekr in […]
- Abubble
, as while cooking or boiling. characterized by intense enthusiasm or activity: The store was abubble with last-minute shoppers.
- Abuilding
in the process of or being .
- Abuja
the capital of Nigeria, in the central part. a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja. Contemporary Examples But on Monday a massive bomb hit a bus terminal on the outskirts of the capital Abuja, killing at least […]
- Abukir
a bay in N Egypt, between Alexandria and the Rosetta mouth of the Nile: French fleet defeated here by British fleet 1798. . a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798). Historical Examples The only two ships which remained to France of the fleet defeated in […]