Sohag

E19047

city

Sohag is a city in Upper Egypt that serves as the capital of the Sohag Governorate and an important regional center along the Nile.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
administrativeStatus	governorate capital →
belongsToNationState	Arab Republic of Egypt →
capitalOf	Sohag Governorate →
climate	hot desert climate →
country	Egypt →
countrySubdivision	Sohag Governorate →
demographicRole	important urban center in Upper Egypt →
governorateSeatOf	Sohag Governorate →
hasAirport	Sohag International Airport →
hasCallingCode	+20 →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → services → trade →
hasHeritage	Ancient Egyptian heritage → Coptic Christian heritage →
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSites	Akhmim archaeological area →
hasNearbyReligiousSite	Red Monastery → White Monastery →
hasRiverineFunction	Nile river port →
hasTransport	railway connections along the Nile Valley → regional road network →
hasUniversity	Sohag University →
hasVehicleRegistrationCode	SH →
isRegionalCenterFor	Sohag Governorate → Upper Egypt →
KoppenClimateClassification	BWh →
languageSpoken	Egyptian Arabic →
locatedIn	Upper Egypt →
locatedInContinent	Africa →
locatedInRegion	Arab world → Middle East →
locatedNear	Akhmim →
locatedOnBankOf	western bank of the Nile →
locatedOnRiver	Nile →
majorReligion	Christianity → Islam →
officialLanguage	Arabic →
partOf	Nile Valley →
regionalImportance	administrative hub for surrounding rural areas → educational center in Upper Egypt →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
urbanType	provincial capital city →
usesCurrency	Egyptian pound →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Egyptian National Railways network →	connects
Giza railway station →	connectsTo
Upper Egypt ("Sohag Governorate") →	hasPart
Qena →	nearbyCity
Cairo–Aswan railway line ("Sohag Governorate") →	passesThroughGovernorate
Cairo–Aswan railway line →	servesCity