El Balyana

"Balyana" redirects here. For the Philippine shamans, see Babaylan.
El Balyana
ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ
ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ
البلينا
El Balyana is located in Egypt
El Balyana
El Balyana
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°14′N 32°0′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000
Country Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Area
[1]
 • Total67.3 sq mi (174.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
217 ft (66 m)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total576,226
 • Density8,600/sq mi (3,300/km2)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Balyana (Arabic: البلينا; Coptic: ⲃⲩⲗⲓⲁⲛⲏ, ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲩⲃⲓⲁⲛⲏ[2] Tpolubianē, Coptic pronunciation: [təpoliβjˈanə]) is a small town in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Located on the west bank of the Nile, it is situated near the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos.

  1. ^ a b c "Al-Balyanā (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Carsten Peust (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)