El Maragha

26°42′N 31°36′E

El Maragha ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ المراغة
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Al-Wahab mosque in Maragha
El Maragha Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°42′N 31°36′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sohag
Area [1]
• Total	144.0 km2 (55.6 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	451,722
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Maraghi (Male, Arabic: مراغي) Maraghiyah (Female, Arabic: مراغية)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

El Maragha (Arabic: المراغة, Coptic: ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ^[3]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.^[4]

Etymology

The name of the city is a corruption of Arabic: مغارة, romanized: maghara, lit. 'cave'.^[3] This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym (Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ, lit. 'cave').^[5]

History

El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod, in which a French flotilla was captured and its crew were killed on 3 March 1799.

Notable people

• Mustafa al-Maraghi