The Sohag Museum contains about 5,000 artifacts gathered from around the Sohag governorate, including items stretching from the Middle Kingdom to Greco-Roman times. Bazaars Souq el-Qisareya: The bazaar in Sohag is named suq Qaiṣarīya and is partly covered. Souq el-Itnein is a weekly market held every Monday morning; vegetables, fruits, animals and traditional hand made objects (like baskets, farming axes and bags) are sold there. The weekly market is believed to have originated during the Ancient Egyptian era. The souq is now in the south of the city and is held in the streets and beside the city cemetery. Transport Sohag is linked to Giza and northern cities by the road of Asyut Western Desert, Eastern Desert Road and Rural Road, which also connects it to the railways. In February 2010, a highway linking Sohag to the Red Sea city Hurghada was opened to ease movement between Upper Egypt and the Red Sea coastal region. In May 2010, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak inaugurated Sohag International Airport. Education Educational establishments in Sohag include: Primary schools: Al-Nasr school Huda Sharawi school Mulhaqat Al-Mu'allemat school Middle schools: Ahmad Deifalla school Nabawi Muhandis school Ali Osman Baltak school Tarik Ibn Ziad school High schools: Sohag Military school Abdelmunim Riad school Asmaa Bint Abi Bakr school Hag Hadad school University Sohag University is a public university with more than 40,000 students located on the eastern side of the city. It was established under the banner of South Valley University but became independent in 2006. There are currently ten colleges in Sohag University. Sports The most popular sport in Sohag is Association football. Sohag has many football clubs, including the Egyptian Premier League (EPL) team Sohag FC. In addition, EPL club has El Gouna FC used Sohag stadium as a home ground at times. Notable people Notable people who originate from or live in Sohag include: Narmer, The first pharaoh of unified Egypt and the founder of the Early Dynastic Period (c. 32nd century BC). Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi, one of the most renowned Qur'anic reciters of all the Islamic world. Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Former Imam of Al-Azhar. Rifa'a el-Tahtawi, writer, teacher, translator, Egyptologist, renaissance intellectual and founder of Madrasat al-Alsun (Tongues School). Mustafa al-Maraghi, reformer and rector of Al-Azhar Mosque. Mohammed Aboul-Fotouh Hassab, gastro-intestinal surgeon. Gamal El-Ghitani, author of historical novels and cultural and political commentaries. Atef El-Tayeb, film director. George Sidhom, film actor.