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Girga
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جرجا
City
Uthman Bey Mosque Entrance (top) - Suq Market (left) - Mitwalli Mosque Entrance (right)
Girga is located in Egypt
Girga
Girga
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°20′N 31°54′E / 26.333°N 31.900°E / 26.333; 31.900
CountryGirga Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Area
[1]
 • Total5.42 sq mi (14.05 km2)
Elevation
[1]
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total162,165
 • Density30,000/sq mi (12,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Girga (Egyptian Arabic: جرجا [ˈɡeɾɡæ]), alternatively Digirga or Digurga[2] is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River. It is the metropolitan see of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and is the oldest continuously-inhabited city on the African continent.

  1. ^ a b c "Jirjā (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 43.

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Girga

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Girga (Egyptian Arabic: جرجا [ˈɡeɾɡæ]), alternatively Digirga or Digurga is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west...

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Sohag Governorate

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Sohag. Prior to that, the capital was the city of Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate. The rate of poverty is more than 60% in...

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Sohag

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Governorate since 1960, before which the capital was Girga and the name of the governorate was Girga Governorate. It also included Esna Governorate (nowadays...

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Thinis

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modern-day Girga or a neighbouring town, possibly El-Birba. Other proposals for Thinis' location have lost favour at the expense of the Girga-Birba theory:...

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List of cities and towns in Egypt

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Wasta El Zarqa Esna Ezbet El Borg Faqous Faraskur Farshut Fayed Faiyum Fuka Girga Giza Ibsheway Ihnasya Ismailia Itay El Barud Itsa Jahina Kafr El Sheikh...

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Saint George

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Paul the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Subdivisions of Egypt

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Fuwa (m) Gamasa (k) Ganoubi 1 (k) Ganoubi 2 (k) Gharb Nubariya (k) Girga (k) Girga (m) Giza (k) Giza (m) Hada'iq El Qobbah (k) Hala'ib (k) Heliopolis...

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Saint Peter

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Upper Egypt

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Egypt: Beni Suef El Fashn Beni Mazar Minya Mallawi Dairut Asyut Tahta Sohag Girga Nag Hammadi Qena Luxor Edfu Aswan Sa'idi people Nubian people Beja people...

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John the Baptist

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Gabriel

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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James the Great

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Thomas the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Erenga people

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subsistence agriculture. The Erenga have a clan system where the Shali, Awra, and Girga clans are some of the most influential groups. Most Erenga are Muslim. Olson...

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Alexandria

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Akhmim, New Akhmim, El Balyana, El Maragha, Ptolemais Hermiou, Dar El Salam, Girga, West Juhayna, Saqultah, Tima, Tahta Qena Governorate Qena, New Qena, Abu...

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Andrew the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Simon the Zealot

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Seven Archangels

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Dymphna

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Matthew the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Bartholomew the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Catherine of Alexandria

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Jude the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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John the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Mark the Evangelist

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Philip the Apostle

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Psote of Ebsay Serapion of Thmuis Severian of Gabala Yousab el-Abah of Girga Monks and nuns Abdel Messih El-Makari Abib and Apollo Abraham of Farshut...

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Rosetta

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Akhmim, New Akhmim, El Balyana, El Maragha, Ptolemais Hermiou, Dar El Salam, Girga, West Juhayna, Saqultah, Tima, Tahta Qena Governorate Qena, New Qena, Abu...

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