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Sūhāj (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 33 25 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.5570 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 41 41 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.6948 decimal degrees |
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Note: Capital of governorate in densely populated agricultural region; site of two Coptic monasteries and a 3rd-Dynasty tomb. |
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| Sūhāj (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Sūhāg (C,V)
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| Sohāg (C,V)
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| Suhag (C,V)
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| Sawhāj (C,V)
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| Souhag (NA,V)
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| Suwhaj (NA,V)
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| سوهاج (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Sūhāj (governorate) (P) |
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Sūhāj (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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has remains from the 3rd Dynasty (ca. 2650-ca. 2575 BCE) |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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