SUHAG

Suhag lies 470 km from Cairo.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITES

ABYDOS
• Situated on the West Bank of the Nile, 12 km southeast of Al-Ballyana, it was the chief center for worshipping the god Osiris.
  
• It is famous for its cemeteries and tombs discovered in 1895, attributed to the kings of the first two dynasties.

  
  

OTHER IMPORTANT MONUMENTS

THE GREAT TEMPLE OF SETI I
• The temple, commemorating Seti I, shows his various relationships with the gods and godesses.
  
• The Orion, behind the temple, is just symbolic since Seti I was buried in his famous tomb in the Valley of the Kings at Luxor.
  
• The renowned Tablet of Abydos contains the names of Egypt's Kings, from Menes to Seti I.

  THE TEMPLE OF RAMSES II

• Although little remains, the walls retain vivid and brightly coloured scenes. The temple also contains a full record of the renowned Battle of Kadish.

  Suhag hosts a significant number of monasteries and churches dating back to the early Christian period. The most important of these are:
  

• Deir Amba Shenudah (Monastery of St Shenute) known as Deir Al-AByad (White Monastery), housing a 5th century church.
  
• Deir Amba Bishoy (Monastery of St. Bishoi) or Deir Al-Ahmar to the northwest of Deir Al Abyad, housing its ancient church.

HOW TO REACH SUHAG

• By daily airconditioned trains, scheduled at regular hours.
  
• By private vehicles, taxis and tourist buses.
  
• The Upper Egypt Bus Company organizes excursions to Suhag.
  

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