Italian

Adjective

tanta

1. feminine of tanto

Pronoun

tanta

1. Feminine of tanto

Adverb

tanta

1. Feminine of tanto

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).

See also

• Nile Delta - Information on the region.
• University of Tanta

Notes

References

• Detailed map of Egyptian towns and temples: http://unimaps.com/egypt/index.html