Girga
Egypt /
Sawhaj /
Gerga /
World
/ Egypt
/ Sawhaj
/ Gerga
, 2 km from center (جرجا)
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Coptic Ⲧⲓⲛ (Tin) is a city in the Upper Egyptian Sohag Governorate. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River.
Girga's name is said to have derived its from Mara Girgis Coptic Monastery Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria[4] is dedicated to St. George[5]. Girga is the seat for the Coptic Bishop. Reportedly, the oldest Roman Catholic monastery is located in Girga. The El-Sini (Porcelain Mosque) is located in Girgia.
Girga's name is said to have derived its from Mara Girgis Coptic Monastery Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria[4] is dedicated to St. George[5]. Girga is the seat for the Coptic Bishop. Reportedly, the oldest Roman Catholic monastery is located in Girga. The El-Sini (Porcelain Mosque) is located in Girgia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girga
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Coordinates: 26°20'25"N 31°53'56"E
- Sohag 35 km
- Qena 80 km
- At-Tarif 95 km
- Qus 95 km
- Luxor 99 km
- Kharga City 168 km
- Kom Ombo 229 km
- New Aswan City 255 km
- Aswan 264 km
- Abu-Simbel 437 km
- اصلاح زراعي طرح نهر 0.4 km
- بيت الاسمنتي الناقش 0.5 km
- الطهطاوى وبس 0.8 km
- مدرسة الزراعة الثانوية 1.1 km
- مقرقرية العزاب 1.1 km
- JIRJA General Hospital 1.3 km
- الـمـزرعــة الـغـربـيــة الـتـابـعــه لـلـثــانـويــة الـزراعــيــة بـجــرجـــا**مع تحيات ريمون صلاح 1.8 km
- المشوادى الغـــربى 1.8 km
- مصنع سكر جرجا 2.1 km
- اولاد يحيى بحري 2.2 km
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