Sohag skyline at dawn

Location of Sohag on the map of Egypt

Sohag (Arabic: سوهاج‎) is the capital of Sohag Governorate in Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Sohag Governorate ( Arabic: محافظة سوهاج is one of the governorates of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. It lies on the west bank of the Nile. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River Sohag is surounded by villages and agricultural activity. It is home to the Church of the Red Monastery (Deir el-Ahmar), a sixth-century Christian church. The church's lavish interior murals are currently under restoration in a project funded by the U. S. Agency for International Development and the American Research Center in Egypt.

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