Sohag
Upper Egypt's Coptic heartland — the White and Red Monasteries are fifth-century and still in use, and almost nobody visits either. Akhmim's Greco-Roman ruins are across the river.
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Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
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Akhmim is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile, 6 kilometres (4 mi) to the northeast of Sohag.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
أبو الدهب · CC BY-SA 4.0
Athribis, also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome. The modern villages of Wannina and Nag' Hamad in the Sohag Governorate are situated nearby. It is located some 10 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Akhmim and about 3 km (2 mi) south of the White Monastery, on the west bank of the Nile.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Mar 2026
The Red Monastery or The Monastery of Apa Pshay is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after an Egyptian saint named Pshay or Pishay, not to be confused with Pishoy, Bishop of Sketis. It is located near the Upper Egyptian city of Souhag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) north-west of the White Monastery.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sidi Arif Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located in Sohag, in the Sohag Governorate of Egypt. It was completed in the 14th century CE and was reconstructed several times; including in 1968 and in 1998. The mosque was named after the Sufi mystic buried in it, Sidi Arif, also known as Ismail ibn Ali ibn Abdussami, a member of the Ashraf family of mystics.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) south-east of the Red Monastery.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
Akhmim is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile, 6 kilometres (4 mi) to the northeast of Sohag.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Mar 2026
أبو الدهب · CC BY-SA 4.0
Athribis, also known to the ancient Greeks as Triphieion or Tripheion, and to the ancient Egyptians as Hut-Repyt, was an ancient city of Egypt, in the Panopolite nome. The modern villages of Wannina and Nag' Hamad in the Sohag Governorate are situated nearby. It is located some 10 km (6 mi) southwest of the city of Akhmim and about 3 km (2 mi) south of the White Monastery, on the west bank of the Nile.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Mar 2026
The Red Monastery or The Monastery of Apa Pshay is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after an Egyptian saint named Pshay or Pishay, not to be confused with Pishoy, Bishop of Sketis. It is located near the Upper Egyptian city of Souhag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) north-west of the White Monastery.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sidi Arif Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located in Sohag, in the Sohag Governorate of Egypt. It was completed in the 14th century CE and was reconstructed several times; including in 1968 and in 1998. The mosque was named after the Sufi mystic buried in it, Sidi Arif, also known as Ismail ibn Ali ibn Abdussami, a member of the Ashraf family of mystics.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Coptic White Monastery, also The Monastery of Abba Shenouda and The Athribian Monastery is a Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Shenoute. It is located near the Upper Egyptian cities of Tahta and Sohag, and about two and a half miles (4.0 km) south-east of the Red Monastery.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Jul 2026
Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Sohag: Nov or Dec or Jan or Feb
Guides about Sohag
Cairo is workable most of the year and Luxor decides your dates. The month table, the Ramadan effect, and the two solar alignments worth planning around.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026
The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in November 2025 and it changes the Cairo half. A ten-day route, what the museum costs, and the cruise question answered.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026