Tanta

Tanta
طنطا
Nickname(s): El Badawy City
Tanta

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 30°47′N 31°0′E / 30.783°N 31.000°E / 30.783; 31.000Coordinates: 30°47′N 31°0′E / 30.783°N 31.000°E / 30.783; 31.000
Country  Egypt
Governorate Gharbia
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 445,560
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) (+20) 40

Tanta (Egyptian Arabic: طنطا Ṭanṭa  pronounced [ˈtˤɑntˤɑ], Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ) is a city in Egypt. It is the country's fifth largest populated area, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants (2008).[1] Tanta is located 94 km (58 mi) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 mi) southeast of Alexandria. The capital of the Gharbia Governorate, it is a centre for the cotton-ginning industry and the main railroad hub of the Nile Delta.

Overview

Tanta is known for its sweets, eaten during the mulid (Arabic: المولد‎) festivals. The main streets are Al-Bahr (Algeish) Street, Al-Galaa Street, Al-Nahaas Street, Hassan Radwan Street, Saeed Street and El-Helw Street.

The Moulid festival celebration

Tanta has cotton ginning factories and textile industries, and is also a university town (Tanta University since 1972) and an institute attached to the Al-Azhar University in Cairo as well as the seat of a Metropolitan of the Coptic Church.

This city comes to life in late October at the end of the cotton harvest. About two million people from around the Delta and other parts of the Arab world come for the Moulid of Sayid Ahmed el-Badawi, which is an eight-day celebration. The moulid is centered around the Mosque and Tomb of Sayid Ahmed el Badawi. El Badawi was the founder of one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders called Badawiya. He was born in Morocco, but emigrated to Arabia. He was sent to Tanta in 1234 as a representative of the order from Iraq. He was given permission to start a new order in Tanta and it soon flourished. His tomb was destroyed in the mid-nineteenth century but another was built and is the center of the festival. During the festival many sugar-coated nuts called 'hubb el 'Aziz' ('seeds of the Beloved Prophet') are eaten. They have been considered a delicacy since ancient times. The Museum of Tanta contains collections from the present day back to Pharaonic times.

Tanta has many villages surrounding it. they are, for example: Sebrbay, Nawaj, Meet Hebesh, Nefya, Defra

Touristic Places

Tanta has many places you can visit, such as: Mosque of Ahmad al-Badawi, Orouba Mall, Child Park, Moheb Mall, Tanta Zoo, Tanta museum.

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).

Climate

As all of Egypt, has a hot desert climate (BWh), according to Köppen-Geiger climate classification system.

Climate data for Tanta, Egypt
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)		 32
(90)		 36.8
(98.2)		 41.6
(106.9)		 45.3
(113.5)		 44.7
(112.5)		 41.5
(106.7)		 42.5
(108.5)		 41.2
(106.2)		 38.7
(101.7)		 35.6
(96.1)		 28.2
(82.8)		 45.3
(113.5)
Average high °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 22.1
(71.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 31
(88)		 33.6
(92.5)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.7
(90.9)		 31.6
(88.9)		 29.2
(84.6)		 24.2
(75.6)		 20.3
(68.5)		 26.9
(80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12
(54)		 12.8
(55)		 14.5
(58.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 22.1
(71.8)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26
(79)		 25.8
(78.4)		 24.2
(75.6)		 21.6
(70.9)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.5
(56.3)		 19.5
(67.1)
Average low °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)		 6.6
(43.9)		 7.8
(46)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 19.7
(67.5)		 17.8
(64)		 15.3
(59.5)		 11.5
(52.7)		 8
(46)		 13.0
(55.4)
Record low °C (°F) 0.2
(32.4)		 0.4
(32.7)		 0.8
(33.4)		 4.6
(40.3)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12
(54)		 14.8
(58.6)		 16.4
(61.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 9.1
(48.4)		 5
(41)		 1.6
(34.9)		 0.2
(32.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.51)		 8
(0.31)		 7
(0.28)		 3
(0.12)		 2
(0.08)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 2
(0.08)		 4
(0.16)		 12
(0.47)		 51
(2.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.5 6.6
Average relative humidity (%) 72 69 68 60 57 58 66 71 69 67 70 71 66.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 205.6 198.8 256.7 280.3 325.1 357.9 332.6 342.8 280.5 278.0 229.7 205.3 3,293.3
Source #1: NOAA[2]
Source #2: Record Meteo for record temperatures (1961–1990)[3]

Notable people

See also

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References

  1. ↑ World Gazetteer. "Statistical information on Tanta, Egypt". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Tanta Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "TANTA, EGYPT weather Station Record Meteo". Record Meteo. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/sayed-nosseir-1.html

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