Maghagha is one of the important cities in
El
Menia
Governorate
located about 190km away from
Cairo
City . It is bordered from the north with
El Fashn
administrative Center , from the south with Bani Mazar , and from the west with El Edwa . It comprises of a number of towns and villages and encloses a wide range of agricultural lands . The major economic resources of the village are agriculture , carpets weaving , cotton ginning industry , Sugar factory , and many other food industries . The city also encloses some tombs dating back to the
Old Kingdom
in ancient
Egypt
and many Coptic Cemeteries tracing back to the 8th century .