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| Name | Tanta |
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| Nickname | El Badawy City |
| Governorate | Gharbia Governorate |
| Population Total | 1,100,000 (2005) |
| Timezone | EST( UTC+2) |
| Timezone DST | +3( UTC) |
| Geocode | 30�47''N 31�0''E |
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Tanta is Egypt's 5th largest City, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants (2008). Tanta is located 94 km (59 miles) north of Cairo and 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Alexandria. It is the capital of the Gharbiya governorate and a centre for the cotton-ginning industry and the main railroad hub of the Nile Delta. Tanta is known for its sweets, eaten during the mulid festivals. The main streets are Al- Bahr(algeish) Street, Al-Galaa Street, Al-Nahaas Street and Saeed Street.
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Calls for better pay in Egypt getting louder - BBC News 
BBC News--In February, some 400 employees from the -Tanta- Linen, Flax and Oil Company, in the Nile Delta, staged a 16-day sit-in. They were followed by various ...
Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 11:03:11 GMT+00:00
Egypt's labor movement: 4 years in review - Al-Masry Al-Youm
Al-Masry Al-Youm--On 8 February workers of the -Tanta- Flax and Oils Factory started a sit-in on the doorstep of the Council of Ministers in downtown Cairo. ...
Date : Sun, 02 May 2010 10:34:10 GMT+00:00
Judge to rule on murder case - Lismore Northern Star
Lismore Northern Star--Although it was difficult to make a definitive diagnosis, -Tanta- likely suffered a psychosis with paranoid delusions and beliefs. Mr Bruce said Tantra (in a ...
Date : Mon, 03 May 2010 16:07:10 GMT+00:00
Jersey Shore's Snooki Spotted Kissing Mike 'The Situation' Again In FL - OnTheFlix
OnTheFlix--And now,again at the -Tanta- Lounge in South Beach. Mike and Snooki were partying the other night,and then decided to kiss it up again,while being overly ...
Date : Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:57:53 GMT+00:00
Ketan Tanta and Salemko laborers Protest - ikhwanWeb.com
ikhwanWeb.com--Workers at the -Tanta- Company had suspended their 12 day strike on February 22, after Aisha Abdel Hady, Minister of Manpower, had appeased their anger and ...
Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:48 GMT+00:00
Notorious Khairlanji is feted as dispute-free village - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--The state government has conferred on the village the Rs1 lakh award under the -Tanta--Mukta Abhiyaan (dispute settlement campaign), a scheme being ...
Date : Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:24:39 GMT+00:00
DNA links accused killer to murder - Lismore Northern Star
Lismore Northern Star--In the judge-alone trialbefore Supreme Court Justice Robert Allan Hulme, -Tanta-, an East German-raised 52-year-old, remained impassive while seated in the ...
Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:05:21 GMT+00:00
ElBaradei's political reform campaign continues rounds on the road - ikhwanWeb.com
ikhwanWeb.com--The former IAEA chief met with activists and labor leaders from Mehalla, Suez , -Tanta- and Shebin el-Kom and called on them to boycott the upcoming elections ...
Date : Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:37:40 GMT+00:00
Nour prays in Tanta's el-Sayyid el-Badawi - Al-Masry Al-Youm
Al-Masry Al-Youm--Nour, who has his eyes set on the upcoming presidential election, toured Toukh, a city on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road, before arriving in -Tanta-. ...
Date : Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:19:14 GMT+00:00
Kabir Kala Manch creates awareness through dramatics - Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & Analysis--Whether its '-Tanta- thambva, Budakhali Andhar; Rajyat Bharla Gundancha Bazaar, Mazya Dehatun Ya Aag Krantichi Vahate, Ani Vidrohachi He Sapaan Balicha Pahate ...
Date : Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:05:26 GMT+00:00
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