El Hawawish

El Hawawish is the ancient necropolis for the city of in the 9th Nome of Upper Egypt, in modern the , .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: village in Sohag Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: Al Hawawish”, “Al Ḩawāwīsh”, “Al-Ḥawāwīsh”, “El Hawāwīsh”, and “El-Hawawish

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akhmim and Sohag.

Town
is a city in the of . 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 . is situated 4½ km southwest of El Hawawish.

, 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 since 1960, before which the capital was and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.

El Hawawish

Latitude
26.58207° or 26° 34′ 56″ north
Longitude
31.78341° or 31° 47′ 0″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
7GRHHQJM+R9
Geo­Names ID
361173
Wiki­data ID
Q5350657
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“El Hawawish” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحواويش، سوهاج
  • Arabic: الحواويش
  • Arabic: حواويش
  • Catalan: Al-Hawawish
  • Catalan: El-Hawawish
  • Dutch: El-Hawawish
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحواويش
  • French: El-Hawawish
  • German: Al-Hawawisch
  • German: Ḥawāwīsch
  • Irish: El-Hawawish
  • Persian: الحواویش

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