Where is the Temple of Kalabsha Located
location of the Kalabsha Temple was originally on the West Bank of the River Nile about 55 kilometers to the South of the center of the charming city of Aswan. However, after the construction of the High Dam, the water of the flood of the Nile used to cover it for about nine months every year.
This was why the temple was relocated to its current location at the shores of Lake Nasser in the southernmost region of Aswan Egypt.
It is now factually located 1100 kilometers to the South of Cairo, the Egyptian capital, 700 kilometers to the South West of Hurghada, 400 kilometers to the South of Luxor, and about 1300 kilometers to the South West of Sharm El Sheikh.
Today, through this lake it’s easy to reach the temple by taking a motorboat to the location on the shores of Lake Nasser. Moreover, many travelers who tour Egypt prefer to visit the temple as part of the program of their visit during their Nile River journey from Aswan to the remarkable temple of Abu Simbel.
Who Built the Temple of Kalabsha?
The Temple of Kalabsha was constructed by the Roman Emperor; Augustus Octavius during the end of the first century BC. The temple was considered to be one of the largest and most prominent temples of Nubia during the reign of ancient Egypt.
It was actually dedicated to the worship of one of the gods of Nubia that was called Mandolis, the Nubian god form of the ancient Egyptian; Horus who was associated with fertility and the sun in the religious beliefs of the Nubians.

The UNESCO has commissioned a number of international experts to prepare a report concerning the feasibility of relocating the monument of Nubia. In 1960, UNESCO announced an important call to all the countries in the world, in the first time in history, to participate in this huge project that faced many obstacles and hardships.
The temples that were dismantled, numbered, relocated and put back together under the huge project of the UNESCO included many famous monuments today like the marvelous Temple of Abu Simbel, the Philae temple, the Temple of Kalabsha, the Temple of Beit El Wali and many other Nubian temples.