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Tanta (Egyptian Arabic: طنطا Ṭanṭa pronounced [ˈtˤɑntˤɑ], Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ) 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: 94 km (58 mi) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Alexandria.
Egypt is the eighth most water stressed country in the world. Egypt receives between 20 mm (0.79 in) and 200 mm (7.87 in) of annual average precipitation along the narrow Mediterranean coast , but south from Cairo, the average drops to nearly 0 millimetres (0.00 inches) in the central and the southern part of the country.
Gharbia Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الغربية Muḥāfaẓat al-Gharbiyya, IPA: [elɣɑɾˈbejjɑ,-jæ], "the western governorate") is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north of the country, south of Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, and north of Monufia Governorate.
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Banha (Egyptian Arabic: بنها; Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ, Coptic pronunciation:) is the capital of the Qalyubiyya Governorate in north-eastern Egypt.Between the capital of Cairo and the city of Tanta, Banha is an important transport hub, as rail lines from Cairo to various cities in the Nile Delta pass through it.
1 Notable people from Tanta. 2 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... Tanda is a town in Mallawi the Minya Governorate of Egypt. It is located near Mallawi.
The Ahmad al-Badawi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أحمد البدوي) is a Sufi mosque and shrine complex in Tanta, Egypt. The name of this mosque is derived from the Sufi mystic Ahmad al-Badawi, the founder of the Badawiyya Sufi order, who is buried in the shrine of the building. The mosque is also the largest and most-visited mosque in Tanta.
It was owned by the Government of Egypt until sold to a private interest in 2005 at below market-price. [2] Protests and legal actions have occurred to reverse the sale. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In September 2011, a legal action to reverse the sale succeeded but failed to be implemented by the Egyptian Government during the tumultuous political environment ...