Tahta
Tahta
ⲧϩⲟⲧⲏ طهطا | |
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  Tahta Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates:26°46′06″N31°30′02″E/ 26.76833°N 31.50056°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.728 sq mi (9.656 km2) |
| Elevation | 217 ft (66 m) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 182,052 |
| • Density | 49,000/sq mi (19,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EST) |
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| ḥt tj(t)[2] inhieroglyphs | ||||||
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| ḥt tj(t)[3] inhieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era:3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | |||||
Tahta(Arabic:طهطا/IPA:[ˈtˤɑhtˤɑ],ALA-LC:Ṭahṭā;Greek:Τοετω;[4]Coptic:ⲧϩⲟⲧⲏ,Coptic pronunciation:[dəˈhodæ]) is a city in theSohag GovernorateofUpper Egypt.It is located on the west bank of theNilein an area known for its agricultural richness. Tahta had a population of 85,528 in the 2017 census.[5]Egyptologistsbelieve that the modern name may derive from the wordTa-ho-ty(Ancient Egyptian:Tȝ-ḥw.t-Ty).[2][3]Two famous monasteries are located near Tahta, theWhite Monasteryand theRed Monastery.The town has a small but significantCoptic Catholiccommunity.[6]Its most famous resident was the reformist intellectualRifa'a al-Tahtawi,who was born in Tahta in 1801, and who wrote and translated many books following his trip toParisin 1826 as theimamand chaplain for the first group of Egyptians whomMehmet Ali Pasha(Muhammad Ali Pasha) sent to study in western Europe.
Villages
[edit]Villages within the jurisdiction of Tahta include:
- Bani Harb (Egyptian Arabic:بنى حرب)
- Nazlit El Qady (Egyptian Arabic:نزلة القاضى)
- Banga (Egyptian Arabic:بنجا)
- El Sawalim (Egyptian Arabic:السوالم)
- Shattoura (Egyptian Arabic:شطوره)
- El Soffeha (Egyptian Arabic:الصفيحه)
- El Kom El Asfar (Egyptian Arabic:الكوم الأصفر)
- Zein Eld Din (Egyptian Arabic:زين الدين)
- Nazlit Ali (Egyptian Arabic:نزلة على)
- Elsawamaa Gharb (Egyptian Arabic:الصوامعه غرب)
- Banhao (Egyptian Arabic:بنهو)
- Bani Ammar(Egyptian Arabic:بنى عمار)
- Enibis (Egyptian Arabic:عنيبس)
Notable people
[edit]See also
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References
[edit]- ^abc"Ṭahṭā (Kism (urban and rural parts), Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".www.citypopulation.de.Retrieved17 June2023.
- ^abWallis Budge, E. A. (1920).An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol II.John Murray.p.1019.
- ^abGauthier, Henri (1927).Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol.4.p.141.Gauthierrefers toDaressy'sidentification.
- ^Paprocki, Maciej (2019).Roads in the Deserts of Roman Egypt: Analysis, Atlas, Commentary.Oxbow Books. p. 22.ISBN9781789251593.Retrieved14 March2020.
- ^"The population of the governorates of Egypt according to census results".City Population.
- ^Mayeur-Jaouen, Catherine (2019).Voyage en Haute-Égypte: prêtres, coptes et catholiques.Paris: CNRS Éditionas.ISBN978-2-271-11614-7.OCLC1081303684.
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