Place:Tanta, Al Gharbiyah, Egypt

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NameTanta
Alt namesŢanţāsource: Family History Library Catalog
Ṭanṭāsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates30.783°N 31.0°E
Located inAl Gharbiyah, Egypt
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tanta is a city in Egypt with the country's fifth largest populated area and 658,798 inhabitants as of 2018. Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia Governorate,[1] it is a center for the cotton-ginning industry. One of the major railway lines goes through Tanta. 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.

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