However the temples are not only being threatened by damage from salt water and the environment; their survival is also being compromised by an ever-expanding army of tourists.
Egypt currently receives eight million tourists a year, most of them attracted to the ancient sites of the pyramids, the valley of the kings, and Luxor.
The Egyptian government recently announced plans to double the number of visitors to the country within the next decade, to 16 million by the year 2016.
Temples of Doom examines the real concern that Egypt's ancient sites simply cannot cope with this volume of traffic.
The antiquities of ancient Egypt have survived for more than four millennia, but if they are to be preserved for future generations, drastic action is required across the region - and time is running out.
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