Name | Suhaj |
Alt names | Sawhaj | source: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 360 | | Sawhāj | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Sawhāj governorate | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Sohag | source: Wikipedia | | Sohâg | source: Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) p 187 | | Sohāg | source: Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 85 | | Suhaj | source: Wikipedia |
Type | Governorate |
Coordinates | 26.5°N 31.75°E |
Located in | Egypt |
See also | Aṣ Ṣaʿīd, Egypt | region this governorate is located in |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sohag Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the southern part of the country (Upper Egypt), and covers a stretch of the Nile Valley. Since 1960, its capital has been the city of Sohag. Prior to that, the capital was the city of Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate.
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