Sīdī Ḩamad

Sīdī Ḩamad is a tomb in Sohag Governorate, Egypt. Sīdī Ḩamad is situated nearby to the archaeological site Athribis.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athribis and White Monastery.

Athribis

Archaeological site

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. Athribis is situated 600 metres south of Sīdī Ḩamad.

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. White Monastery is situated 3 km northwest of Sīdī Ḩamad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sohag and Akhmim.

Sohag

Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 9 km northeast of Sīdī Ḩamad.

Sīdī Ḩamad

Type: Tomb
Also known as: “Sidi Hamad”
Category: burial
Location: Sohag Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

26.51667° or 26° 31′ north

Longitude

31.66667° or 31° 40′ east

Elevation

61 metres (200 feet)

Open location code

7GRHGM88+MM

GeoNames ID

348501

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