El Maragha

El Maragha (المراغة, ⲧⲁⲗⲙⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.

Etymology
The name of the city is a corruption of مغارة. This claim is also supported by a Coptic translation of this toponym (ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ or ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ).

History
El Maragha witnessed many historical events; the most prominent one is the battle of Barrod, in which a French flotilla was captured and its crew were killed on 3 March 1799.

Notable people

 * Mustafa al-Maraghi