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Sawhaj (Governorate, Egypt)

جاهوس

image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 28 February 2021

The governorate
The 2020 flag
The 2006-2016 flags
Former flag, c. 2006
Former flag, c. 1975-1990
Former flag, c. 1953-1975
2020 coat of arms

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The Governorate

Location: on both sides of the Nile, in the east as far as the Arabian desert
Area: 11,218 km²
Population: 5 million
Capital: Sohag
Ian MacDonald, 28 February 2021

The 2020 flag

According to Wikipedia in Arabic, the flag and the emblem changed again in December 2020:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ar/9/9d/Flag_of_Sohag_Governorate.png
Jean-Marc Merklin, 28 February 2021

The 2006-2016 flags

image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 28 February 2021

The 2006 flag is a dark green flag showing the head of a pharaoh with the double crown Pschent for Upper and Lower Egypt. This symbol was chosen for the coat of arms of the governorate in 2010. On the flag in the governor's reception room, below the coat of arms, there is still an Arabic inscription, probably the name of the governorate.
Ian MacDonald, 28 February 2021

The 2016 version shows "Muhafazah Sawhaj" in Arabic (for "Sohag Governorate"), as seen on the internet on a white field.
Jean-Marc Merklin, 28 February 2021

Former flag, c. 2006

image by Jaume Ollé

Former flag, c. 1975-1990

image by Jaume Ollé

On the green flags of 1953 and 1975 a bridge over the Nile can be seen, surrounded by a laurel wreath in 1975.

Former flag, c. 1953-1975

image by Jaume Ollé
Source: Vexilologie [vex] #35 & 38.

2020 coat of arms

image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 28 February 2021