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26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E / 26.700; 31.600

Place in Sohag, Egypt
El Maragha المراغة
ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ
Al-Wahab mosque in MaraghaAl-Wahab mosque in Maragha
El Maragha is located in EgyptEl MaraghaEl MaraghaLocation in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E / 26.700; 31.600
Country Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Area
 • Total55.6 sq mi (144.0 km)
Population
 • Total432,678
 • Density7,800/sq mi (3,000/km)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Maragha (Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.

Etymology

The name of the city is a corruption of Arabic: مغارة, romanizedmaghara, lit.'cave'. This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym (Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ, lit.'cave').

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

References

  1. ^ "Al-Marāghah (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 61.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "City profile for strategic urban plan of El Maragha city". unhabitat.org. UN Habitat. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 1586.
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