Girga

Girga is a metropolis inside the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is positioned at the west financial institution of the Nile River. Girga turned into the capital of the Girga Governorate until 1960, while the capital was moved to Sohag and the name of the governorate modified for this reason. Girga has an anticipated populace of 71,564 and has various economic industries which consist of cane sugar manufacturing and pottery. As of these days, it's miles unconfirmed to whether that is the site of the historic town of this or the nearby village of Birba which turned into the capital of Egypt in the course of the 1^st and 2^nd dynasties.

The call "Girga" is stated to have derived from the historic Mar Girgis Coptic Monastery and became built in willpower to St. George. Also every other monastery, the el-Sini is reportedly the oldest Roman Catholic monastery ever built. Girga has also been famed for its panorama, the stunning paved Suq, and the el-Sini, which is reportedly the oldest known Roman Catholic monastery and become nearly swept away by the Nile at one time. Also neighbouring Girga is the historic sites which include Beit Khallaf, a necropolis in which tourists can locate mudbrick tombs dating returned to the 3^rd dynasty.