Sauhaj Governorate

محافظة سوهاج Sauhaj
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Basic data
Country	Egypt
Capital	Sohag
surface	11,218 km²
Residents	4,967,409 (2017)
density	443 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	EG-SHG

Coordinates: 26 ° 37 '  N , 31 ° 44'  E

The Sauhadsch Governorate ( Arabic محافظة سوهاج Muhāfazat Sauhādsch , DMG Muḥāfaẓat Sawhāǧ , Egyptian-Arabic Muḥāfẓet Sōhāg or Sōhādsch ) is a governorate in Egypt with 4,967,409 inhabitants and is located in Middle Egypt .

Sauhaj is on both sides of the Nile ; it borders on the Asyut Governorate to the north, the al-Bahr al-ahmar Governorate to the east, the Qina Governorate to the south and the al-Wadi al-Jadid Governorate to the west . The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert . The administrative center has been Suhag since 1960 , before that it was the city of Girga and the name at that time was Girga Gouvernement .

Cities

• Ahmim
• Dar el Salam
• El-Balabic
• el-Balyana
• el-Manscha ( Ptolemais Hermiou )
• el-Maragha
• el-Usayrat
• Girga ( Tjeny or Thinis )
• Dschuhaina
• Sakulta
• Sohag
• Tahta
• Tima

Web links

Wikivoyage: Sohag Governorate  Travel Guide

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Egypt: Governments & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 15, 2018 . 
2. ^ Egypt. In: GeoHive. Retrieved January 12, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Law, G. (1999): Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998, (page 114), McFarland, Jefferson, NC, isbn = 978-0-7864-0729-3