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Jirjā (Egypt)

LC control no.n 98951273
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Geographic headingJirjā (Egypt)
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Geographic subdivision usageEgypt--Jirjā
Variant(s)Jarjā (Egypt)
Girga (Egypt)
Found inTārīkh Wilāyat al-Ṣaʻīd ... 1998: t.p. (Wilāyat al-Ṣaʻīd, Jirjā)
BGN (Jirjā 26 ̊20'N 31 ̊53'E)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 26°20ʹ45ʺN 031°53ʹ10ʺE)
Wikipedia, via www, 19 Dec 2013: (Girga, city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River. Girga was the capital of the Girga Governorate until 1960, when the capital was moved to Sohag and the name of the governorate changed accordingly)
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