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Tahta
City in Sohag, Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tahta (Arabic: طهطا / IPA: [ˈtˤɑhtˤɑ], ALA-LC: Ṭahṭā; Ancient Greek: Τοετω;[4] Coptic: ⲧϩⲟⲧⲏ, Coptic pronunciation: [dəˈhodæ]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. 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.[5] Egyptologists believe that the modern name may derive from the word Ta-ho-ty (Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥw.t-Ty).[2][3] Two famous monasteries are located near Tahta, the White Monastery and the Red Monastery. The town has a small but significant Coptic Catholic community.[6] Its most famous resident was the reformist intellectual Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, who was born in Tahta in 1801, and who wrote and translated many books following his trip to Paris in 1826 as the imam and chaplain for the first group of Egyptians whom Mehmet Ali Pasha (Muhammad Ali Pasha) sent to study in western Europe.
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Villages
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)
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