Tanta:
Tanta is the fifth largest city in Egypt. One of the primary industries thriving in Tanta is the cotton industry which is why Tanta is known throughout Egypt as being a cotton-ginning center. Tanta also serves as the main hub as far as railroads across the Nile Delta.
Tanta is well-known for its magnificent mosques that have stood the test of time and seen many generations come and go. These mosques serve as one of the primary tourist attractions in Tanta today.
Every year, there is a week long Moulid, which translates into a birthday celebration, in honor of Ahmed el-Bedawi, who is considered to be one of the four great Sufi saints to emerge from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The largest celebration of its kind in all of Egypt, the annual event attracts anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of Egyptians. There is music and dancing to be had as well as delicious Egyptian sweets and savories that can be purchased from any of the many roadside hawkers that line the streets of Tanta during the festival.
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