Tanta

Tanta (Egyptian Arabic: طنطا‎ Ṭanṭa  pronounced [ˈtˤɑntˤɑ], Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ) is a city in Egypt with the country's fifth largest populated area and 658,798 inhabitants as of 2018.[1] Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: 94 km (58 mi) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia Governorate,[2] 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 sweets shops and roasted chickpeas.[6]

Tanta طنطا
City
Clockwise from top: Sheikha Sabah Mosque dome, Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, Sabil Ali-Bek, Tanta Overview
Nickname(s):  Tanta
Tanta Location of Tanta within Egypt
Coordinates: 30°47′N 31°0′E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Gharbia
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	658,798
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
Area code(s)	(+20) 40

Overview

sweet candy of Tanta

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.[7] The area around Tanta was mostly fields but Tanta had grown into a large crowded city.[8]

Tanta is known for its sweets . Sweets are sold all the year. Large quantites of sweets are sold when large numbers of Egyptians visit the city, during the mulid (Arabic: المولد‎) festivals.[9][10]

This city is a center of celebration in late October at the end of the cotton harvest. Three million people,[2] from around the Delta and other parts of the Arab world, come for the Moulid of Sayid Ahmed el-Badawi,[11] which is a colorful,[12] religious, eight-day celebration. The moulid is centered around the mosque and tomb of Sayid Ahmad al-Badawi.[13] He founded one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders called Ahmadiyyah or Badawiyya.[14] He was born in Morocco, but emigrated to Arabia and was sent to Tanta in 1234 as a representative of the order from Iraq. He was given permission to start a new order in Tanta and it soon flourished into "one of Egypt's largest Sufi brotherhoods".[11] Tanta is famous of sweet candy of gelatin , coconut , sesame, peanuts ,and chickpeas .They have been considered a delicacy since the 1800s.[15]

Tanta has cotton ginning factories and textile industries,[11] and is also a university town with Tanta University since 1972.[16]

The people of Tanta are called by Egyptian slang Tantawi.[17][10]

Art, and culture

What originally began in Cairo, spread to Tanta when a group of young Egyptians began showing European movie screenings at Rivoli Cinema, the oldest cinema in Tanta. Called the 8th Edition Panorama of European Films, the young media students invited a film director to speak with the audience: people were enticed and the film screenings became a huge success. The group also began the Association of Cinema and Literature Lovers Group to encourage young filmmakers in Tanta.[18]

Organizations

Tanta Sporting Club: It is An Egyptian Sports Club Based In Tanta, Egypt. Mohamed Saied Basha Founded Tanta Sporting Club In July 1932, As A Gathering Place For Tanta 's professionals. The Club's First President was Mohamed Saied Basha. First, it named Municipality Club, In 1936 after the King Farouk visited the club, it called First Foaud King Club. After the 1952 revolution, it called Tanta Sporting Club. The Club activities include social events and sports activities. Social activities include meeting areas for all the members, playground for children, Theater, Library, and restaurant. The sports activities include gymnastics , swimming , soccer ball, basketball, table tennis and Tennis.

There is a Young Men's Muslim Association (YMMA) .[19]

Telecom Egypt, the main telephone landline Egyptian company, has one of its main centers in Tanta.[20]

Sites

Saint George Coptic Orthodox Cathedral .Saint Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox church, which is over 200 years old. Saint Peter Catholic church . Greek church

[21][22] The Museum of Tanta contains items from ancient nearby sites of Sais, Naucratis, and Buto, such as pottery and statues.[23][24] El Mahallah is a large industrial town near Tanta, famous for its textile.[11]

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  Tanta's city center, Elgeish street.Now without gardens appearing in this photo.
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  Tanta's railway station at night
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  Mosque of Elsayyed Elbadawi
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  Ferial palace or Elazhaar (The Flowers) primary school.Must be saved.
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  Saint George Cathedral Church
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  Tanta Railway Station
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  Montaza.Must be saved.

Climate

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

Climate data for Tanta, Egypt
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.2 (84.6)	32.0 (89.6)	36.8 (98.2)	41.6 (106.9)	45.3 (113.5)	44.7 (112.5)	41.5 (106.7)	42.5 (108.5)	41.2 (106.2)	38.7 (101.7)	35.6 (96.1)	28.2 (82.8)	45.3 (113.5)
Average high °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	19.4 (66.9)	22.1 (71.8)	27.1 (80.8)	31.0 (87.8)	33.6 (92.5)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	31.6 (88.9)	29.2 (84.6)	24.2 (75.6)	20.3 (68.5)	26.9 (80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	12.8 (55.0)	14.5 (58.1)	18.4 (65.1)	22.1 (71.8)	25.4 (77.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	24.2 (75.6)	21.6 (70.9)	17.5 (63.5)	13.5 (56.3)	19.5 (67.1)
Average low °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	6.6 (43.9)	7.8 (46.0)	11.2 (52.2)	14.3 (57.7)	17.3 (63.1)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.5)	17.8 (64.0)	15.3 (59.5)	11.5 (52.7)	8.0 (46.4)	13.0 (55.4)
Record low °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	0.4 (32.7)	0.8 (33.4)	4.6 (40.3)	8.3 (46.9)	12.0 (53.6)	14.8 (58.6)	16.4 (61.5)	13.7 (56.7)	9.1 (48.4)	5.0 (41.0)	1.6 (34.9)	0.2 (32.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13 (0.5)	8 (0.3)	7 (0.3)	3 (0.1)	2 (0.1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (0.1)	4 (0.2)	12 (0.5)	51 (2.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	1.7	0.9	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.6	1.5	6.6
Average relative humidity (%)	72	69	68	60	57	58	66	71	69	67	70	71	66.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	205.6	198.8	256.7	280.3	325.1	357.9	332.6	342.8	280.5	278.0	229.7	205.3	3,293.3
Source 1: NOAA[25]
Source 2: Record Meteo for record temperatures (1961–1990)[26]

Notable people

• Kamal Amin (Arabic: كمال أمين‎‎) (1923–1979) Egyptian artist[27]
• Khairy Beshara (Arabic: خيري بشارة‎ ) Film director[28]
• Abdu al-Hamuli (Arabic: عبده الحامولى‎‎) (1836–1901) Arab-Egyptian singer[29]
• Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary (Arabic: محمود خليل الحصرى‎‎) (1917–1980) reciter of the Qur'an[30]
• Mohamed Fawzi (Arabic: محمد فوزى‎‎), (1918–1966) Egyptian composer, singer, and actor[31]
• Naima Akef (Arabic: نعيمة عاكف‎‎) (1939–1966) Egyptian belly-dancer and movie superstar[32]
• Doria Shafik (Arabic: درية شفيق‎‎) (1908–1975) a leader of the Women's Liberation Movement in the early 1950s[33]
• Ahmed Hijazi (1936–2011) Known as "Hegazy", a caricature artist[34]
• Nasr Abu Zayd "Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd" (1943–2010) thinker and liberal theologian [35]
• Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (1962 – 2018) author[36]
• Amina Rizk (1910–2003) actress[37]
• El-Sayed Nosseir, (1905–1977) Olympic Gold medal winner in weightlifting[38]

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• Maximos V Hakim, Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch[39]
• Nabil Farouk, Novelist who influenced Egyptian youth during the 1980s and 1990s.[40][41]

See also

• List of cities and towns in Egypt
• Nile Delta
• Egyptian festivals

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External links

• Egypt: Handbook for Travellers : Part First, Lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the Peninsula of Sinai by Karl Baedeker (1885)
• Families as We are: Conversations from Around the World by Perdita Huston, 2001
• The Encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information by Hugh Chisholm, 1910
• The Coptic Diocese of Tanta

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