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Rallye mail
  The rally progresses south
in the Nile Delta and along the Nile Valley via Cairo, then Beni
Suef, El Minya and Asyut on to Sohag.
Sohag (or Sawhaj) is located on the river Nile
about half-way between Cairo and Aswan.
It is
in a densely populated agricultural region.
It has a population
of 150,000 and the local industries include ginned cotton and
silk weaving. |