Tahta

Tahta
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°56′N 31°30′E / 26.933°N 31.500°E / 26.933; 31.500
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Sohag
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)

Tahta, Sohag (Egyptian Arabic: طهطا / IPA: [ˈtˤɑhtˤɑ], ALA-LC: Ṭahṭā) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile.

Towns

Villages within the jurisdiction of Tahta include:

Bani Harb (Arabic: بني حرب‎)
Nazlit el-Qady (Arabic: نزلة القاضي‎)'
Banja (Arabic: بنجا‎)
es-Sawalim (Egyptian Arabic: السوالم)
Shattoura (Egyptian Arabic: شطورة)
al-Koum al-Asfar (Egyptian Arabic: الكوم الأصفر)

Notable Residents

Coordinates: 26°46′N 31°30′E / 26.767°N 31.500°E / 26.767; 31.500

Sohag Governorate Regions

Regions	Akhmim el-Balyana Dar el-Salam Girga Juhayna el-Mansha el-Maragha Sakulta Sohag Tahta Tima el-Usayrat

Important sites	Abydos Beit Khallaf el-Hawawish Hut-Repyt Aphrodito el-Salamuni Tjebu

Monasteries and Mosques: Monastery of the Martyrs Red Monastery White Monastery Sidi Arif Mosque

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