A city of northern Egypt in the Nile River delta north of Cairo. It is a processing center and railroad hub. Population: 421,000.
Tanta
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A city of northern Egypt in the Nile River delta north of Cairo. It is a processing center and railroad hub. Population: 421,000.
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Tanta (tän'tä), city (1986 pop. 336,517), capital of Gharbiyah governorate, N Egypt, in the Nile River delta. It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the delta. Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Muslim figure of the 13th cent., who is buried in a mosque in the city. A branch of Al Azhar Univ. (Cairo) is in Tanta.
| Dialing Code: The telephone dialing code for: Tanta, Egypt |
The country code is: 20
The city code is: 40
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For the blogger known as Tanta, see Doris Dungey.
| Tanta (Arabic: طنطا) |
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| Nickname(s): El Badawy City, Sheikh El Arab City | |
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| Coordinates: 30°47′N 31°0′E / 30.783°N 31°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Gharbia Governorate |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 1,100,000 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Tanta (Arabic: طنطا) is Egypt's 5th largest City, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants (2008).[1] Tanta is located 94 km (59 miles) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Alexandria. It is the capital of the Gharbiya governorate and a centre for the cotton-ginning industry and the main railroad hub of the Nile Delta. Tanta is known for its sweets, eaten during the mulid (Arabic: المولد) festivals. The main streets are Al- Bahr(algeish) Street, Al-Galaa Street, Al-Nahaas Street and Saeed Street.
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History
Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the El-Ahmadiah tariqah and is buried in the main mosque of the city (see Egyptian festivals). Tanta Website
Climate
| Weather data for Tanta | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.7 (66) |
19.4 (67) |
22.1 (72) |
27.1 (81) |
31.0 (88) |
33.6 (92) |
33.1 (92) |
32.7 (91) |
31.6 (89) |
29.2 (85) |
24.2 (76) |
20.3 (69) |
26.9 (80) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.5 (44) |
6.6 (44) |
7.8 (46) |
11.2 (52) |
14.3 (58) |
17.3 (63) |
19.7 (67) |
19.7 (67) |
17.8 (64) |
15.3 (60) |
11.5 (53) |
8.0 (46) |
14 (57) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 13 (0.51) |
8 (0.31) |
7 (0.28) |
3 (0.12) |
2 (0.08) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.08) |
4 (0.16) |
12 (0.47) |
51 (2.01) |
| Source: Climate Charts [2] 2009-09-11 | |||||||||||||
See also
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- Nile Delta - Information on the region.
- University of Tanta
Notes
- ^ World Gazetteer. "Statistical information on Tanta, Egypt" (in English). http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-69&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=434865100. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Tanta, Egypt: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data". Climate Charts. http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/u/UB62349.php. Retrieved September 11 2009.
References
- Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Tanta, Egypt" (in English). http://www.fallingrain.com/world/EG/5/Tanta.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- Detailed map of Egyptian towns and temples: http://unimaps.com/egypt/index.html
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