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Maghagha () is a city in Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the northernmost city in the Minya Governorate.

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Place details

Locality
مدينه مغاغه
Region
المنيا
Country
مصر
Population
118,223
Timezone
Africa/Cairo

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Maghagha
Settlement.image_alt
football stadium in Maghagha
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
ملعب_كرة_قدم_السلام_يقع_في_شمال_مدينة_مغاغة_بحي_العبور،_تقسيم_السلام_2014-05-30_02-26.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Football stadium in Maghagha.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Egypt
Settlement.pushpin_label
Maghagha
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Minya
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone
EET
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.timezone_DST
EEST

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Egypt
Population
50916
Elevation
40
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Nile
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Notable people
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Maghagha () is a city in Egypt, located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the northernmost city in the Minya Governorate.

== History == The old names of the town were Nimoui (, from ) and Gazirat al-Hagar ().

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maghagha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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