El Maragha

El Maragha
El Maragha Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E / 26.700°N 31.600°E / 26.700; 31.600
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sohag
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)

El Maragha is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod in which the French army was defeated to the ground.

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

Sohag Governorate Regions

Regions	Akhmim El Balyana Dar El Salam Girga El Mansha El Maragha Sakulta Sohag Tahta Tima El Usayrat

Important sites	Abydos Beit Khallaf El Hawawish Hut-Repyt Aphrodito El Salamuni Tjebu

Monasteries and Mosques: Monastery of the Martyrs Red Monastery White Monastery Sidi Arif Mosque

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