Tanta

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Tanta

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Tanta (Arabic: طنطا ) is an Egyptian city, capital of the Al Gharbiyah governorate on the Nile Delta, with an estimated 335,000 inhabitants, and is considered the capital of the Delta. Tanta is located 94 km (59 miles) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Alexandria. It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the Nile Delta. Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, of the 13th century. Tanta is very famous for its special sweets eaten during the mulid festivals.

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Tanta is in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo (top center).
Tanta is in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo (top center).

The three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the Badawiyyah tariqah and is buried in the main mosque of the city (see Egyptian festivals).


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    Coordinates: 30°47′N 31°00′E

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