26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E
El Maragha
المراغة ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ | |
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Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Sohag |
Area | |
• Total | 55.6 sq mi (144.0 km2) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 432,678 |
• Density | 7,800/sq mi (3,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
El Maragha ( Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ [2]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. [3]
The name of the city is a corruption of Arabic: مغارة, romanized: maghara, lit. 'cave'. [2] This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym ( Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ, lit. 'cave'). [4]
El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod, in which a French flotilla was captured and its crew were killed on 3 March 1799.
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26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E
El Maragha
المراغة ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Sohag |
Area | |
• Total | 55.6 sq mi (144.0 km2) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 432,678 |
• Density | 7,800/sq mi (3,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
El Maragha ( Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ [2]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. [3]
The name of the city is a corruption of Arabic: مغارة, romanized: maghara, lit. 'cave'. [2] This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym ( Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ, lit. 'cave'). [4]
El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod, in which a French flotilla was captured and its crew were killed on 3 March 1799.
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