Sohag Governorate (Arabic: محافظة سوهاج) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the southern part of the country (Upper Egypt), and covers...
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the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate. It also included...
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major part of the population in Sohag Governorate in Egypt. Minya Governorate, Asyut Governorate, and Qena Governorate also have sizable Christian populations...
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Sohag Governorate, Egypt located in the Sohag Markaz. In 2006 it was inhabited by 19 495 people. Arabic: تونس, transctipion: Tūnis "Sohag Governorate...
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Egyptian International airport serving the city of Sohag, capital of the Sohag Governorate of Egypt. The airport is 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of the city....
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Girga (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
جرجا [ˈɡeɾɡæ]), alternatively Digirga or Digurga is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River....
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Gospel of Peter (category Sohag Governorate)
The Gospel of Peter (Ancient Greek: τὸ κατὰ Πέτρον εὐαγγέλιον, romanized: tò katà Pétron euangélion), or the Gospel according to Peter, is an ancient text...
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Akhmim (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
Sahidic/Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲓⲛ Coptic pronunciation: [ʃmiːn]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis...
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cities and towns in Egypt "Sawhāj: Governorate in Egypt". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 April 2024. "Home - New Sohag". www.newcities.gov.eg. Retrieved...
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Idfa (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
(Arabic: إدفا) is a village in Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the nearby city of Sohag. In antiquity, it was known by the...
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Ay (pharaoh) (category People from Sohag Governorate)
Ay was the penultimate pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period in the late 14th century BC. Prior...
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surname also transliterated as Zaaoua or Zaazoua; born 1974 in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate), is an Egyptian writer and the host of With Islam on Al-Kahera Wel...
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Sohag Markaz is a Metropolitan area province in Sohag Governorate in upper Egypt. It contains the Governorate capital of Sohag. v t e...
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Onsi Sawiris (category People from Sohag Governorate)
the Orascom Group conglomerate. Sawiris was born on August 30, 1930, in Sohag, Egypt, into an Egyptian Coptic Christian family, the son of Naguib Sawiris...
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New Cairo New Damietta New Faiyum New Minya New Nubariya New Salhia New Sohag New Tiba New Qena Obour Port Said Port Fuad Qaha Qallin Qalyub Qena Qift...
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Yuya (category People from Sohag Governorate)
Yuya (sometimes Iouiya, or Yuaa, also known as Yaa, Ya, Yiya, Yayi, Yu, Yuyu, Yaya, Yiay, Yia, and Yuy) was a powerful ancient Egyptian courtier during...
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Zosimos of Panopolis (category People from Sohag Governorate)
Zosimos of Panopolis (Greek: Ζώσιμος ὁ Πανοπολίτης; also known by the Latin name Zosimus Alchemista, i.e. "Zosimus the Alchemist") was a Greek alchemist...
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Sohag Stadium is located in the city centre of Sohag, its capacity is 20,000. 26°33′28″N 31°42′33″E / 26.55778°N 31.70917°E / 26.55778; 31.70917 "Sohag...
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Toutou and his wife at the Al-Dayabat archaeological site in the Sohag Governorate, dating back to the Ptolemaic era. The tomb contained two tiny rooms...
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El Maragha (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
El Maragha (Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. The name...
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El Balyana (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
Tpolubianē, Coptic pronunciation: [təpoliβjˈanə]) is a small town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated...
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List of Coptic place names (section Sohag Governorate)
Göttinger Miszellen 226. Engsheden, Åke (2021). Ancient Place-Names in the Governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh. Leuven: Peeters. Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae...
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Samih Sawiris (category People from Sohag Governorate)
office 2011- Personal details Born (1957-01-28) 28 January 1957 (age 67) Sohag, Sohag, Egypt Citizenship Egypt (1957-present) Montenegro (2011-present) Relations...
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Abydos, Egypt (category Populated places in Sohag Governorate)
Show map of Egypt Alternative name Ⲉⲃⲱⲧ; Abedju Location El-Balyana, Sohag Governorate, Egypt Region Upper Egypt Coordinates 26°11′06″N 31°55′08″E / 26...
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Alexandria (category Governorate capitals in Egypt)
is a yachting harbour, and Abu Qir Port at the northern east of the governorate. It is a commercial port for general cargo and phosphates.[citation needed]...
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Hermiou or Ptolemais in the Thebaid, modern-day El Mansha in the Sohag Governorate of Egypt Ptolemais Theron, a city on the African coast of the Red...
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Governorate is bordered in the north by the Suez Governorate, to the east by the Red Sea, and to the west by the governorates of Aswan, Qena, Sohag,...
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(Arabic: عمر بن الخطاب) is a village in the markaz of Jahina, in the Sohag Governorate in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The population is 4,322 people, of...
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Two river ports will be constructed; one in Qena and the other in Sohag Governorate, and the foundation stones were laid in April 2018 and May 2018, respectively...
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Subdivisions of Egypt (redirect from Governorate of Egypt)
El Sheikh, Luxor, Minya, Port Said, Qalyubia, Qena, Sharqia, Sohag, and Suez governorates. k - kism m - markaz n - new city p - police-administered 6 October...
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