El Balyana (; ''Tpolubianē, '') is a

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in the

Sohag Governorate Sohag () is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the southern part of the country (Upper Egypt), and covers a stretch of the Nile Valley. Since 1960, its capital has been the city of Sohag. Prior to that, the capital was the city ...

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. Located on the west bank of the

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, it is situated near the

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ian city of Abydos.

History

The modern city name comes from a Coptic distortion of a

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name Polybius (). El Balyana was formerly a village belonging to the city of Bardes or the region of Bardes and then at the beginning of the last century was transferred to the center of the town of Balyana and became Bardes, a village belonging to the city of Balyana.

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Populated places in Sohag Governorate Abydos, Egypt {{egypt-geo-stub

History

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