Le EgyptSohag governorate
🏙️ Sohag
Home to the Red and White Monasteries, Akhmim's giant queen statue and Athribis temple.
📍 Districts & areas
Red & White Monasteries
Early Christian monasteries; the Red Monastery's paintings are spectacular.
Early Christian monasteries; the Red Monastery's paintings are spectacular.
Akhmim
The statue of Meritamun and a centre of hand-weaving.
The statue of Meritamun and a centre of hand-weaving.
Athribis
Ptolemaic temple with newly uncovered colour reliefs.
Ptolemaic temple with newly uncovered colour reliefs.
🏛️ Places to visit
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Eish shamsi, feteer and grills
🛍️ What to buy
- Akhmim hand-woven silk and cotton
🏬 Where to shop
- Weaving workshops in Akhmim