Everything about Tanta totally explained
Tanta (
Arabic: طنطا ) is an
Egyptian town, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants (2008). 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. Tanta is known for its sweets, eaten during the
mulid (
Arabic: المولد ) festivals. Biggest and most common streets in Tanta are Al- Bahr(algeish) street, Al-Galaa Street, Al-Nahaas Street and Saeed Street.
History
Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of
Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered
Sufi figure of the
13th century, who founded the
EL-Ahmadiah tariqah and is buried in the main
mosque of the city (see
Egyptian festivals).
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