Markaz Sūhāj
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Athribis and White Monastery.
Athribis
Archaeological site
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
White Monastery
Church
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles south-east of the Red Monastery.
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 4 km northeast of Markaz Sūhāj.
Markaz Sūhāj
- Also known as: “Markaz Sawhāj”, “Markaz Suhaj”, and “Sohâg”
- Location: Sohag Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.5395° or 26° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
31.6752° or 31° 40′ 31″ eastPopulation
201,000Elevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
7GRHGMQG+Q3GeoNames ID
347795
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In Other Languages
“Markaz Sūhāj” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مركز سوهاج”
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Highlights include Sohag National Museum and White Monastery.
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