Sheikh Youssef
Sheikh Youssef is a village in Sohag Governorate, Egypt and has about 5,000 residents. Sheikh Youssef is situated nearby to the village نجع خليفة, as well as near بندار الغربية.Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Esayrat and Jirja.
El Esayrat
Village
El Usayrat is a small city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is situated near Sohag, on the east bank of the Nile. It used to be part of El Monshah, but became a separate city in 2008. El Esayrat is situated 4½ km north of Sheikh Youssef.
Jirja
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Girga, alternatively Digirga, Digurga or Jirjā is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the metropolitan see of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and is the oldest continuously-inhabited city on the African continent. Jirja is situated 6 km east of Sheikh Youssef.
Sheikh Youssef
- Type: Village with 5,000 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Sohag Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
26.35799° or 26° 21′ 29″ northLongitude
31.83277° or 31° 49′ 58″ eastPopulation
5,000Open location code
7GRH9R5M+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 5381366014OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Sheikh Youssef” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ يوسف”
- French: “Cheikh Youssef”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as نجع خليفة and بندار الغربية.
Notable Places Nearby
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