El Maragha
Place in Sohag, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Maragha
المراغة ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ | |
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 Al-Wahab mosque in Maragha | |
 El Maragha Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′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]
Etymology
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]
History
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.
Notable people
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