Place:Suhaj, Egypt

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NameSuhaj
Alt namesSawhajsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 360
Sawhājsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sawhāj governoratesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Sohagsource: Wikipedia
Sohâgsource: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 187
Sohāgsource: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 85
Suhajsource: Wikipedia
TypeGovernorate
Coordinates26.5°N 31.75°E
Located inEgypt
See alsoAṣ Ṣaʿīd, Egyptregion this governorate is located in
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Akhmim
Al Balyanā
Al Marāghah
Al-Manshāh
Jirja
Suhaj
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Sohag Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the southern part of the country (Upper Egypt), and covers a stretch of the Nile Valley. Since 1960, its capital has been the city of Sohag. Prior to that, the capital was the city of Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.

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