44 thousand tourists attended sound and light shows in Abu Simbel

Egypt State Information service has announced that the number of tourists who attended the sound and light shows at the temple of Ramses II and Nefertari in Abu Simbel city during the past six months reached 44 thousands  of different nationalities.

Director of the Sound and Light area in Abu Simbel, Ali Mahmoud said that the shows are presented through using the most up-to-date sound technology in 9 universal languages. He noted that shows in Spanish and French occupied the first rank with regards to the number of tourists.

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