Researcher highlights celebrations of Solar Alignment at Abu Simbel

Egyptology Researcher Rana Ehab said that Egypt celebrated the Solar Alignment phenomenon at Abu Simbel temple this year in a virtual way

Egyptology Researcher Rana Ehab said that Egypt celebrated the Solar Alignment phenomenon at Abu Simbel temple this year in a virtual way because of the Coronavirus challenge.

Ehab mentioned, during a phone conversation with (Cairo Local Time), that the celebration includes musical concerts before the Temple of Ramses II on Abu Simbel, but without spectators.

She added that the concert will be live-streamed to the whole world to market tourism in Egypt and attract tourists.

She pointed out that the phenomenon of Solar Alignment also occurs in other temples but the most famous one is Abu Simbel, and this phenomenon indicates that the Ancient Egyptians were skillful in the field of astronomy.

She finally said that Egypt was successful in attracting tourism through following the precautions and preventive measures against Coronavirus.