Garagos, Egypt

Garagos
جراجوس
Jarajus
Garagos
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 25°52′05.1″N 32°45′23.8″E / 25.868083°N 32.756611°E / 25.868083; 32.756611Coordinates: 25°52′05.1″N 32°45′23.8″E / 25.868083°N 32.756611°E / 25.868083; 32.756611
Country  Egypt
Governorate Qena Governorate
Population (2006)
 • Total 20,427[1]

Garagos (Arabic: جراجوس‎) is a village in Qena Governorate in Egypt, which is famous for "Garagos Pottery".[2] This village is the birthplace of Saint Verena.

References

  1. ↑ "البيانات السكانية لمدينة أو قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006". الجهاز المصري المركزي للإحصاء. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Elkamel, Sarah (17 Dec 2010). "Folk Arts: Garagos pottery in town". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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