Sohag Governorate
Sohag is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the southern part of the country, and covers a stretch of the Nile Valley. Since 1960, its capital has been the city of Sohag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: governorate of Egypt with 5,850,000 residents
- Description: Egyptian governorate
- Also known as: “Girga”, “Guergua”, “Guïrgueh”, “Mohafazat Sohag”, “Mudīrīyat Jirjā”, “Muhāfazat Sauhādsch”, “Muḥāfaẓat Sawhāǧ”, “Muḩāfaz̧at Sawhāj”, “Muhafazat Suhaj”, “Sohag”, “Souhaj Governorate”, and “Souhaj Province”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Athribis and Sohag University.
Athribis
Archaeological site
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Athribis, also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome.
Sohag University
University
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Sohag University is a public university in Egypt. It is located in Sohag, on the eastern bank of the Nile. Sohag University is situated 6 km southwest of Sohag Governorate.
Sohag Stadium
Stadium
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Sohag Stadium is located in the city centre of Sohag, its capacity is 20,000. Sohag Stadium is situated 6 km north of Sohag Governorate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sohag and Akhmim.
Sohag
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Sohag, also spelled as Suhag or Suhaj, is a city on the west bank of the Nile in Egypt. The city has been the capital of Sohag Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.
Akhmim
Town
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Akhmim is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile, 6 kilometres to the northeast of Sohag. Akhmim is situated 8 km northeast of Sohag Governorate.
Sohag Governorate
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Sohag Governorate” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Sūhāj”
- Arabic: “سوهاج”
- Arabic: “محافظة سوهاج”
- Arabic: “محافظة سوهاج”
- Arabic: “محافظه سوهاج”
- Azerbaijani: “Sövhac mühafəzəsi”
- Belarusian: “Сагаг”
- Bengali: “সোহাগ গভর্নোরেট”
- Bosnian: “Sohag”
- Bulgarian: “Сухадж”
- Catalan: “Governació de Sawhag”
- Catalan: “governació de Sohag”
- Catalan: “Governació de Sohag”
- Cebuano: “Muḩāfaz̧at Sūhāj”
- Chinese: “Sohag Séng”
- Chinese: “索哈傑省”
- Chinese: “索哈杰省”
- Czech: “Súhág”
- Danish: “Sohag Governorate”
- Danish: “Sohag”
- Dutch: “Suhaj”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محافظة سوهاج”
- Esperanto: “Provinco Saŭhaĝ”
- Finnish: “Sohagin kuvernementti”
- Finnish: “Suhadžn kuvernementti”
- Finnish: “Suhaj”
- French: “Gouvernorat de Sohag”
- French: “Sohag”
- Georgian: “სუჰაგი”
- Georgian: “სუჰაგის მუჰაფაზა”
- German: “EG-SHG”
- German: “Gouvernement Sauhadsch”
- German: “Sauhadsch”
- German: “Sauhādsch”
- German: “Sohag”
- German: “Sōhāg”
- Greek: “Κυβερνείο Σοχάγκ”
- Gujarati: “સોહગ ગવર્નોરેટ”
- Hebrew: “מחוז סוהאג”
- Hebrew: “סוהאג”
- Hindi: “सोहाग गवर्नरेट”
- Hindi: “सोहाग मुहाफ़ज़ाह”
- Hungarian: “Szohág kormányzóság”
- Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Suhaj”
- Irish: “Gobharnóireacht Sohag”
- Italian: “Governatorato di Sohag”
- Japanese: “ソハーグ県”
- Kannada: “ಸೊಹಾಗ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್”
- Korean: “소하그주”
- Latin: “Sauhadsch”
- Latin: “Sawhāǧ”
- Latin: “Sohagum”
- Latvian: “Sauhāgas muhāfaza”
- Lithuanian: “Sohago muchafaza”
- Malay: “Kegabenoran Sohag”
- Malay: “Kegabenoran Suhaj”
- Marathi: “सोहाग गव्हर्नोरेट”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sohag Séng”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Suhaj”
- Norwegian: “Guvernementet Sohag”
- Persian: “استان سوهاج”
- Polish: “Sauhadż”
- Portuguese: “Soague”
- Portuguese: “Sohag”
- Romanian: “Guvernoratul Sohag”
- Russian: “Сохаг”
- Scots: “Sohag Govrenorate”
- Serbian: “Sohag Governorate”
- Serbian: “Сохаг”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sohag (muhafaza)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Sohag”
- Sinhala: “සොහාග් පළාත”
- Slovak: “Sawhádž”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوهاج اوستانی”
- Spanish: “Gobernación de Suhag”
- Spanish: “Suhag”
- Swahili: “Mkoa wa Sohag”
- Swahili: “Sauhadsch”
- Swedish: “Sohag guvernorat”
- Swedish: “Sohag”
- Tajik: “Вилояти Савҳоҷ”
- Tajik: “Устони Суҳоҷ”
- Tamil: “சோகக் கோவெர்னோரேட்”
- Telugu: “సోహాగ్ గవర్నరేట్”
- Thai: “เขตผู้ว่าการซูฮาจญ์”
- Turkish: “Sevhac”
- Ukrainian: “Согаґ”
- Ukrainian: “Сохаг”
- Urdu: “محافظہ سوہاج”
- Vietnamese: “Tỉnh Sohag”
- Waray (Philippines): “Sohag”
- Western Panjabi: “صوبہ سوہاج”
- Wu Chinese: “索哈杰省”
- Zulu: “Sohag Governorate”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Muḩāmidah and Rawāfi‘ al Quşayr.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sohag National Museum and Akhmîm, Egypt.
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