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Tanta (Arabic: طنطا ) is an Egyptian town, with an estimated 430,000 inhabitants. 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. Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a Sufi figure of the 13th century. Tanta is also famous for its special sweets, eaten during the mulid (Arabic: المولد ) festivals. Image File history File links Point_rouge_croix_frontier_vert_green. ... Arabic redirects here. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city in Egypt. ... NASA satellite photograph of the Nile Delta (shown in false colour) The Nile Delta (Arabic:دلتا النيل) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. ... The Shaykh Ahmad al-Badawi (or al-Sayyid al-Badawi) was a Muslim saint and founder of the Badawiyyah Sufi order. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Arabic redirects here. ...
Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the Badawiyyahtariqah and is buried in the main mosque of the city (see Egyptian festivals). Image File history File links Egypt-region-map-cities. ... Image File history File links Egypt-region-map-cities. ... NASA satellite photograph of the Nile Delta (shown in false colour) The Nile Delta (Arabic:دلتا النيل) is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... The Shaykh Ahmad al-Badawi (or al-Sayyid al-Badawi) was a Muslim saint and founder of the Badawiyyah Sufi order. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Badawiyyah, Sufi tarika, was founded in the thirteenth century in Egypt by Ahmad al-Badawi ( 1199- 1276). ... Tariqah ( transliteration: ; pl. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Anthem Bilady, Bilady, Bilady Capital (and largest city) Cairo Official languages Arabic1 Government Semi-presidential republic - President Hosni Mubarak - Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Establishment - First Dynasty c. ...
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Tanta is Egypt's fifth largest city (the largest in the Delta) and is located 94 km (59 miles) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Alexandria, in the heart of the Gharbiya province.
Tanta is reached by the Damietta branch of the Nile and northwest and by way of Birket el-Sab.
Tanta has cotton ginning factories and textile industries, and is also a university town, with an institute attached to the El-Azhar University in Cairo and a medical school associated with Alexandria University,
It is a cotton-ginning center and the main railroad hub of the delta.
Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in honor of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Muslim figure of the 13th cent., who is buried in a mosque in the city.
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