El Maragha
El Maragha (Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ[1]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.[2]
El Maragha المراغة ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ | |
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El Maragha Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E | |
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Governorate | Sohag |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod in which the French army was defeated.
Notable people
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References
- Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 61.
- "City profile for strategic urban plan of El Maragha city". unhabitat.org. UN Habitat. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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