Abu Simbel

[ ah-boo sim-bel, -buh l ]
/ ˈɑ bu ˈsɪm bɛl, -bəl /

noun

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.
Also Abu Sim·bil [sim-bil] /ˈsɪm bɪl/.
Also called Ipsambul.

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  • What did you do with that lady after you had beguiled her from the boat at Abu-Simbel?

    The Ivory Child |H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for abu simbel

Abu Simbel
/ (ˌæbuː ˈsɪmbəl) /

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