Gohaina

Gohaina is a city and an administrative center in Sohag Governorate on the western bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. It is called in that name because it is the center of the Nomadic tribe of Gohaina who arrived the area with the Islam conquest of Egypt. It is a huge tribe that has some branches in Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries. Gohaina City is the birth place of some prominent figures in Egypt including Gamal El Ghitany, Chief Editor of Akhbar El Adab Newspaper.