El-Balyana

El-Balyana البلينا
El-Balyana Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°14′N 32°0′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sohag
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)

El-Balyana (Arabic: البلينا‎) 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.

Coordinates: 26°14′N 32°00′E / 26.233°N 32.000°E / 26.233; 32.000

Sohag Governorate Regions

Regions	Akhmim el-Balyana Dar el-Salam Girga Juhayna el-Mansha el-Maragha Sakulta Sohag Tahta Tima el-Usayrat

Important sites	Abydos Beit Khallaf el-Hawawish Hut-Repyt Aphrodito el-Salamuni Tjebu

Monasteries and Mosques: Monastery of the Martyrs Red Monastery White Monastery Sidi Arif Mosque

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