North Africa
Egypt
Sohag Governorate

Tahta

Tahta is a city in the of . It is located on the west bank of the Nile in an area known for its agricultural richness. Tahta had a population of 85,528 in the 2017 census.
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  • Type: Town with 134,000 residents
  • Description: Egyptian city
  • Also known as: “Tahta City”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bani Ammar.

Village
is a village located near Tahta-; south-western between Banhau and El-Sawamaa Gharb to the east and Enibis to west. The inhabitants are mainly working in traditional agricultural activities. is situated 4½ km southeast of Tahta.

Tahta

Latitude
26.7612° or 26° 45′ 40″ north
Longitude
31.4852° or 31° 29′ 7″ east
Population
134,000
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
7GRHQF6P+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 819413795
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
347634
Wiki­data ID
Q951369
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Tahta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طهطا”
  • Arabic: “مدينه طهطا”
  • Catalan: “Tahta”
  • Cebuano: “Ţahţā”
  • Chinese: “泰赫塔”
  • Dutch: “Tahta”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “طهطا”
  • Esperanto: “Tahta”
  • French: “Tahta”
  • Georgian: “ტაჰტა”
  • German: “Tahta”
  • Greek: “Τάχτα”
  • Hebrew: “טהטא”
  • Indonesian: “Tahta, Mesir”
  • Irish: “Tahta”
  • Japanese: “タハタ”
  • Kazakh: “Тахта қаласы”
  • Malagasy: “Ţahţā”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tahta”
  • Norwegian: “Tahta”
  • Persian: “طهطا”
  • Polish: “Tahta”
  • Russian: “Тахта”
  • Scots: “Tahta”
  • South Azerbaijani: “طهطا”
  • Spanish: “Tahta”
  • Spanish: “Ṭahṭā”
  • Swedish: “Tahta”
  • Tajik: “Таҳто”
  • Turkish: “Tahta, Mısır”
  • Turkish: “Tahta, Sevhac”
  • Turkish: “Tahta”
  • Zulu: “Tahta”

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