Nag Hammadi


Nag Hammadi is a city in Upper Egypt.
It is located on the west bank of the Nile in the Qena Governorate, about 80 kilometres north-west of Luxor. It had a population of close to 43,000 as of 2007.

History

The town of Nag Hammadi is named for its founder, Mahmoud Pasha Hammadi, a member of the Hammadi family in Sohag, Egypt. Mahmoud Pasha Hammadi was a major landholder in Sohag, and known for his strong opposition to the British occupation of 1882.
Nag Hammadi is about 5 km west of ancient Chenoboskion
The "Nag Hammadi library", an important collection of 2nd-century Gnostic texts, was found at
Jabal al-Ṭārif near Nag Hammadi in 1945.
The city was the site of the Nag Hammadi massacre in January 2010, wherein eight Coptic Christians were shot dead by three men. In total, nineteen Coptic Christians were attacked.

Economy

and aluminium are produced in Nag Hammadi. The Nag Hammadi Sugar factory was built in 1895-1897 by French contractors Cail and Fives. It is still in operation in 2018. Egyptalum is the largest aluminium producer in the Middle East. Wood particleboard is manufactured from sugar cane bagasse.