- Sohag Governorate
Geobox|Governorate
country = Egypt
country_
name = Sohag
native_name = محافظة سوهاج
map_caption = Map of Egypt with Sohag highlighted
capital =Sohag
population =
area =Sohag Governorate (Arabic: محافظة سوهاج) is one of the governorates of
Egypt . It is in the south of the country (Upper Egypt ), and covers a stretch of theNile Valley . Its capital is the city ofSohag . It is subdivided in 11markazes (districts); they are, from north to south: Tima,Tahta ,Gehina ,el-Maragha ,Sakulta ,Sohag ,Akhmim ,el-Mansha ,Girga ,el-Balyana , andDar el-Salam .population below poverty line is 45%Location and Setting
The governorate of Sohag comprises 12 cities:
*Akhmim (Ipu orKhent-Min orKhemmis orPanopolis ), across the river from Sohag
*el-Balyana
*Dar el-Salam
*Girga (Tjeny orThinis )
* Juhayna
*el-Mansha (Ptolemais Hermiou )
*el-Maragha
*Sakulta
*Sohag
*Tahta
* Tima
*el-Usayrat
*el-Diabat Other important sites in the Sohag governorate include:
* Abydos (Abedju )
*Apollonos Polis (Kom Isfaht )
*el-Hawawish
*Hut-Repyt (Athribis orWannina )
*Kom Ishqaw (Aphrodito )
*el-Salamuni External links
* [http://www.sohag.gov.eg/ Sohag Governorate] Official website
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