Beit el-Wali

The Temple of Beit el-Wali is a rock-cut ancient Egyptian temple in Nubia built by Pharaoh Ramesses II and dedicated to the deities Amun-Re, Re-Horakhti, Khnum and Anuket [1]. It was the first in a series of temples Ramesses II constructed in this region [1]. The name Beit el-Wali translates to 'House of the Holy Man', possibly referencing later Christian hermit use [1]. The temple was relocated during the 1960s as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia due to the Aswan High Dam project, moved alongside the Temple of Kalabsha by a Polish archaeological team financed by Swiss and Chicago institutions [1]. Located 50 kilometres south of Aswan, it now sits on higher ground [1].