Gerga City
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Esayrat.
El Esayrat
Village
El Usayrat is a small city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt.
9 km northwest of Gerga City
Gerga City
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
26.33765° or 26° 20′ 16″ north
Longitude
31.88399° or 31° 53′ 2″ east
Open location code
7GRH8VQM+3H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
“Gerga City” goes by many names.
مدينه جرجاArabic
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