El Maragha
Town in Sohag, Egypt
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Country
Egypt
EgyptElevation61 m (200 ft)
Demonym(s)Maraghi (Male, Arabic: مراغي) Maraghiyah (Female, Arabic: مراغية)
El Maragha
ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ المراغة | |
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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 | 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 55,952 |
| • Density | 10,500/km2 (27,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Maraghi (Male, Arabic: مراغي) Maraghiyah (Female, Arabic: مراغية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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
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.
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