Sohag Governorate
Also known as Souhaj Governorate
Egyptian governorate
Key facts
- Country
- Egypt
- Seat
- Sohag (capital)
- Governor
- Abdel-Fattah Noureldin Serag
- Total
- 1,547 km (597 sq mi)
- Density
- 3,784/km (9,800/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EGY )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Hdi 2021
- 0.685 , medium · 21st
- Website
- www .sohag .gov .eg
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Sohag (Arabic: محافظة سوهاج) 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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