Tahta

Tahta (Egyptian Arabic: طهطا‎ / IPA: [ˈtˤɑhtˤɑ], ALA-LC: Ṭahṭā; Greek: Τοετω[3]; Coptic: ⲧϩⲟⲧⲏ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile. Tahta had a population of 85,528 in the 2017 census.[4] Modern name is believed by Egyptologists to have derived from the word Ta-ho-ty (Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥw.t-Ty).[1][2] Two famous monasteries are located near Tahta, the White Monastery and the Red Monastery.
ḥt tj(t)[1]
in hieroglyphs
ḥt tj(t)[2]
in hieroglyphs
Tahta

ⲧϩⲟⲧⲏ

طهطا
City
Tahta
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°56′N 31°30′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateSohag
Population
 (2017)
 • Total85,528
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)


Villages

Villages within the jurisdiction of Tahta include:

  • Bani Harb (Egyptian Arabic: بني حرب‎)
  • Nazlit El Qady (Arabic: نزلة القاضي‎)
  • Banga (Egyptian Arabic: بنجا‎)
  • El Sawalim (Egyptian Arabic: السوالم‎)
  • Shattoura (Egyptian Arabic: شطورة‎)
  • El Kom El Asfar (Egyptian Arabic: الكوم الأصفر‎)
  • Zein Eld Din (Egyptian Arabic: زين الدين‎)
  • Nazlit Ali (Egyptian Arabic: نزلة علي‎)
  • Elsawamaa Gharb (Egyptian Arabic: الصوامعة غرب‎)
  • Banhao (Egyptian Arabic: بنهو‎)
  • Bani-Ammar (Egyptian Arabic: بني عمار‎)
  • Eneebis (Egyptian Arabic: عنيبس‎)

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Wallis 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.
  2. Gauthier, Henri (1927). Dictionnaire des Noms Géographiques Contenus dans les Textes Hiéroglyphiques Vol .4. p. 141. Gauthier refers to Daressy's identification.
  3. Paprocki, Maciej (2019). Roads in the Deserts of Roman Egypt: Analysis, Atlas, Commentary. Oxbow Books. p. 22. ISBN 9781789251593. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "The population of the governorates of Egypt according to census results". City Population.


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