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Encyclopedia > Sohag Governorate
Map of Egypt showing Sohag governorate

Sohag Governorate (Arabic: محافظة سوهاج) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the south of the country (Upper Egypt), and covers a stretch of the Nile Valley. Its capital is the city of Sohag. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa... Map of Upper and Lower Egypt Ancient Egypt was divided into two kingdoms, known as Upper and Lower Egypt. ... ... Sohag is an Egyptian governorate that is located in the Upper_Egypt. ...


Location and Setting

The governorate of Sohag comprises 12 cities:

  • Akhmim (Ipu or Khent-Min or Khemmis or Panopolis)
  • el-Balyana
  • Dar el-Salam
  • Girga (Tjeny or Thinis)
  • Juhayna
  • el-Mansha (Ptolemais Hermiou)
  • el-Maragha
  • Sakulta
  • Sohag
  • Tahta
  • Tima
  • el-Usayrat

Other important sites in the Sohag governorate include: Akhmim, or Ekhmim, ia a town of Upper Egypt, on the right bank of the Nile, 67 mi by river south of Assiut, and 4 mi above Suhag, on the opposite side of the river where there is railway communication with Cairo and Assuan. ... 1: Ipu (EE-poo)is a Hawaiian percussion instrument made from a single gourd. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Akhmim. ... Thinis was an ancient Egyptian capital city. ... Sohag is an Egyptian governorate that is located in the Upper_Egypt. ...

  • Abydos (Abedju)
  • Beit Khallaf
  • el-Hawawish
  • Hut-Repyt (Athribis or Wannina)
  • Kom Ishqaw (Aphrodito)
  • el-Salamuni
  • Tjebu (Djew-Qa or Antaeopolis or Qaw el-Kebir)

Abydos may mean: Egyptian Mythology - The holy city of Osiris, who was buried there himself, as were many other pharaohs. ... El-Hawawish (Arabic) is an Egyptian locality, the name given to the site of the ancient necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Akhmim in Middle Egypt. ... Athribis or Athlibis (Greek: or , Herod. ...

External links

  • Sohag Governorate Official website


 

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