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| Country |  Egypt |
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 Map of Egypt with Sohag highlighted
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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.
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:
- Abydos (Abedju)
- Apollonos Polis (Kom Isfaht)
- Beit Khallaf
- el-Hawawish
- Hut-Repyt (Athribis or Wannina)
- Kom Ishqaw (Aphrodito)
- el-Salamuni
- Tjebu (Djew-Qa or Antaeopolis or Qaw el-Kebir)
Monasteries in the Sohag Governorate
External links
- Sohag Governorate Official website
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