Egypt plans to move ancient temple Officials say structure built 2,600 years ago threatened by rising ground water

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: July 18, 1999| Author: SALAH NASRAWI | Copyright information

Egypt will move a 2,600-year-old Pharaonic temple to a new location to protect it from the ravages of rising ground water.

It will be the largest such project in Egypt since the rock-cut temple of Ramses II in Abu Simbel was dismantled and rebuilt under a UNESCO project in 1968 to protect it from the rising Nile River water level that followed creation of Lake Nasser behind the Aswan High Dam.

Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the Temple of Hibis in the al-Khargah oasis will be ...

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