Tanta
Tanta is a railway station in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt. Tanta is situated nearby to the mosque Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy
Mosque
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The Ahmad al-Badawi Mosque is a Sufi mosque and shrine complex in Tanta, in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt. The mosque's name is derived from the Sufi mystic Ahmad al-Badawi, the founder of the Badawiyya Sufi order, who is buried in the shrine of the building. Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy is situated 550 metres northeast of Tanta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanta.
Tanta
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Tanta is a city in Egypt. The city has a population of 597,694 in 2023, making it the fifth most populous city in Egypt. Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: 94 km north of Cairo and 130 km southeast of Alexandria.
Tanta
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Mahattat Qitar Tanta” and “Maḩaţţat Qiţār Ţanţā”
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.78133° or 30° 46′ 53″ northLongitude
30.99421° or 30° 59′ 39″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Network
محطة قطار طنطاOpen location code
8G2GQXJV+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4723141800OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
8715550
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In Other Languages
“Tanta” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محطة قطار طنطا”
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