El-Maragha (Markaz al Marāghah)
El Maragha (المراغة, ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.
The name of the city is a corruption of مغارة. This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym (ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ).
The name of the city is a corruption of مغارة. This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym (ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ).
Map - El-Maragha (Markaz al Marāghah)
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Country - United_Arab_Republic
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The republic was led by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The UAR was a member of the United Arab States, a loose confederation with the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, which was dissolved in 1961.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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EGP | Egyptian pound | £ or جم | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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AR | Arabic language |
EN | English language |
FR | French language |