Tanta Explained

Tanta should not be confused with Tahta.

Tanta
Native Name:طنطا
Settlement Type:City
Nickname:Tanta
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:left
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Tanta within Egypt
Coordinates:30.7833°N 31°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Gharbia
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:50.5
Elevation M:12
Population Total:576,648
Population As Of:2021
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Population Density Sq Mi:auto
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Population Density Metro Sq Mi:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
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Area Code:(+20) 40
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00

Tanta (طنطا pronounced as /ar/,) is a city in Egypt. Tanta had a population of 658,798 in 2018, making it the fifth most populous city in Egypt.[2] Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: 94km (58miles) north of Cairo and 130km (80miles) southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia Governorate, it is a center for the cotton-ginning industry.[3]

One of the major railway lines goes through Tanta.[4] [5] Annual festivals are held in Tanta for one week beginning on 11 October celebrating the birthday of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the Badawiyya Tariqa in Egypt and is buried in Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, the main mosque of Tanta. Tanta is known for its sweet shops and roasted chickpeas.[6]

Overview

The older name of the city is Tandata which comes from its Coptic name Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ[7] (pronounced as /dɑnˈdɑto/).

With its large cotton plantations, in 1856, Tanta became a stop on the railway network, primarily for the benefit of exporting its cotton to European markets.[8] The area around Tanta was mostly fields but Tanta had grown into a large crowded city.[9]

This city is a center of celebration in late October at the end of the cotton harvest. Three million people,[10] from around the Delta and other parts of the Arab world, come for the Moulid of Sayid Ahmed el-Badawi, which is a colorful,[11] religious, eight-day celebration. The moulid is centered around the mosque and tomb of Sayid Ahmad al-Badawi,[12] who founded one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders known as Ahmadiyyah or Badawiyya.[13] He was born in Morocco, but emigrated to Arabia, and later was sent to Tanta in AD 1234 as a representative of the order from Iraq. He was granted permission to start a new order in Tanta and it soon flourished into one of Egypt's largest Sufi brotherhoods.

Tanta is famous for its sweet candy made of gelatin, coconut, sesame, peanuts, and chickpeas. Large quantities are sold during the mulid (Arabic: المولد) festivals when many Egyptians visit the city.[14] The sweets have been considered a delicacy since the 1800s.[15]

Tanta has many cotton processing factories and textile industries,[16] and is also a university town with Tanta University since 1972.[17]

The people of Tanta are called by Egyptian slang .[18] [19]

Sites

Climate

As all of Egypt, has a hot desert climate (BWh), according to Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . www.citypopulation.de . 17 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Statistical information on Tanta, Egypt . 2016-11-14 . World Gazetteer . https://archive.today/20121208211630/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 . 8 December 2012 . dead .
  3. Book: Chaichian. Mohammad A.. Town and Country in the Middle East: Iran and Egypt in the Transition to Globalization, 1800–1970. 2009. Lexington Books. 9780739126776. 17 November 2016.
  4. News: Ayyad. Mohamed. Siemens, Egyptian Railway sign MoU to develop major lines' sign lighting. 17 November 2016. Daily News Egypt. July 27, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117214658/http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/07/27/siemens-egyptian-railway-sign-mou-to-develop-major-lines-sign-lighting/. 17 November 2016.
  5. News: Seif. Ola R. Train of thoughts. 17 November 2016. ahram online. October 12, 2015.
  6. Book: Dan. Richardson. Jacobs. Daniel. The Rough Guide to Egypt. February 1, 2013. Penguin. 9781409324263. 17 November 2016.
  7. Book: Peust, Carsten. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. 94.
  8. Book: Chaichian. Mohammad A.. Town and Country in the Middle East: Iran and Egypt in the Transition to Globalization, 1800–1970. 2009. Lexington Books. 9780739126776. 131. 18 November 2016.
  9. Book: Huston. Perdita. Families as We are: Conversations from Around the World. 2001. Feminist Press at CUNY. 9781558612501. registration. 63. streets in Tanta Egypt.. 17 November 2016.
  10. News: Raafat . Shaimaa. Tanta receives 3 million visitors participating in Moulid Al-Sayed Al-Badawy festival . 17 November 2016. Daily News Egypt. October 21, 2014. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161117213153/http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/10/21/tanta-receives-3-million-visitors-participating-moulid-al-sayed-al-badawy-festival/. 17 November 2016.
  11. Book: Denny. Frederick. Introduction to Islam. September 21, 2015. Routledge. 9781317347279. 245 . 16 November 2016.
  12. Book: Brockman. Norbert. Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, Volume 1 . 13 September 2011. 9781598846546 . 321. 15 November 2016.
  13. Book: el-Aswad. El-Sayed . Muslim Worldviews and Everyday Lives. July 13, 2012. Rowman Altamira. 9780759121195. 77 . 16 November 2016.
  14. Web site: Marcus. Antoine. A Glimpse of Tanta, Egypt's "Boss Town" . Egyptian Streets. 13 February 2016. 17 November 2016.
  15. Book: Karl. Baedeker. Egypt: Handbook for Travellers : Part First, Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai. 1885. Karl Baedeker . Harvard . 16 November 2016.
  16. Book: Richadson . Dan. Jacobs . Daniel . The Rough Guide to Egypt. August 2, 2010. Penguin. 9781405387736.
  17. Web site: Tanta University History . Tanta University. 16 November 2016.
  18. Web site: Marcus . Antoine . A Glimpse of Tanta, Egypt's "Boss Town". Egyptian Streets. 13 February 2016 . 17 November 2016. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011212854/http://egyptianstreets.com/2016/02/13/a-glimpse-of-tanta-egypts-boss-town . 11 October 2016.
  19. Web site: Elsamadouny. Zeyad. Night Ride in Tanta. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ZgOuOWmK35U . 2021-12-13 . live. Youtube. 17 November 2016.
  20. Web site: Christianity in Ebiar Village Tanta. A Sense of Belonging. 13 December 2011. 17 November 2016.
  21. Web site: SCA Tanta Museum. Supreme Council of Antiquities. 17 November 2016.
  22. Book: Hudson. Kenneth. Nicholls. Ann. The Directory of Museums & Living Displays. June 18, 1985. Springer. 9781349070145. 208. 17 November 2016.
  23. Web site: Kamal Amien Bio. Fine Art Gov Egypt. 17 November 2016.
  24. Web site: Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussary. Assabile. 17 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119083321/http://www.assabile.com/mahmoud-khalil-al-hussary-27/mahmoud-khalil-al-hussary.htm. 19 November 2016.
  25. Web site: Mohamed Fawzy (1918–1966) محمد فوزي. El Cinema. 15 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116104506/http://www.elcinema.com/en/person/1023332. 16 November 2016.
  26. Book: Smith. Bonnie G.. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History: 4 Volume Set. 2008. Oxford University Press, USA. 9780195148909. 27.
  27. News: Mahmoud. Sayed. Hegazy, Master of Egyptian cartoons. 15 November 2016. ahram online. October 24, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116021146/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/25/24875/Arts--Culture/Visual-Art/Hegazy%2C-Master-of-Egyptian-cartoons.aspx. 16 November 2016.
  28. Web site: Professor Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd. Philosophers of the Arabs. 17 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117144852/http://www.arabphilosophers.com/English/philosophers/contemporary/contemporary-names/Nasr_Abuzaid/English_Article_Abuzaid/E_N_Abuzaid.htm. 17 November 2016.
  29. News: Yaqoob. Tahira. Ahmed Khaled Towfik, Egypt's doctor of escapism. 17 November 2016. March 16, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211120/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/ahmed-khaled-towfik-egypts-doctor-of-escapism. 17 November 2016.
  30. Web site: Sayed Nossier. SR / Olympic Sports. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150220092923/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/sayed-nosseir-1.html. 2015-02-20.
  31. Web site: Patriarch Maximos V (George) Hakim †. Catholic Hierarchy. 17 November 2016.
  32. Web site: Dr. Nabil Farouk Biography. Rewayat Club. 15 November 2016.
  33. News: Almazroui. Ayesha. If we want to keep Arabic alive, don't blame English. 15 November 2016. The National. March 8, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116022749/http://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/if-we-want-to-keep-arabic-alive-dont-blame-english. 16 November 2016.

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