Girga
Girga
ⲑⲁⲣϫⲉ جرجا | |
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Uthman Bey Mosque Entrance (top) - Suq Market (left) - Mitwalli Mosque Entrance (right) | |
Girga Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′N 31°54′E / 26.333°N 31.900°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Established | 3273 BC |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.42 sq mi (14.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 162,165 |
| • Density | 29,890/sq mi (11,540/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Girga (Egyptian Arabic: جرجا, romanized: Girgā, [ˈɡeɾɡæ]), alternatively Digirga, Digurga or Jirjā is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt located on the west bank of the Nile. It is the metropolitan see of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and is the oldest continuously-inhabited city on the African continent (late 4th millennium BC)