Tanta and Mahalla: cities of trade, industry and agriculture

CAIRO - 3 September 2017: Photographers’ lenses today in Gharbia governorate show the beauty and authenticity of two important cities of trade, industry and agriculture.

In an attempt to reveal the beauty of every Egyptian city, parallel to the mainstream images of the country, Alexandria-based Adasa Photography Club launched the “Egypt Again” project in 2016 to document landmarks and everyday life through the lenses of its talented photographers.

Gharbia governorate is located in the north of Egypt, west of the Nile Delta. Its capital is Tanta, which is 90 km north of Cairo and 120 km southeast of Alexandria. The largest city in Gharbia is Al Mahalla Al Kubra.

Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria and is the capital of Gharbia governorate. It is a center for the cotton-ginning industry and contains one of the major railway lines in Egypt.

Three annual festivals are held in Tanta in the honor of Sheikh Ahmad El-Badawi, who founded the “Badawiya Tariqa” Sufi order in Egypt and is buried in the main mosque of Tanta.


Sidi Ahmed El-Badawi Mosque in Tanta - AlaaElbasha


Sidi Ahmed El-Badawi Mosque in Tanta - AlaaElbasha


A worker molding copperware in Tanta “Tal Alhadain” - RamyFawzy


Physalis fruit “Harankash” in Tanta - Dina Aly


Sidi Ahmed El-Badawi Mosque in Tanta - AlaaElbasha


Tanta - Mostafasharawy

Al Mahalla Al Kubra ‎‎is one of the largest industrial and agricultural cities in Egypt, especially in the textile industry.The city is located on the western part of the Nile Delta and is known for the spinning and weaving industry. It is the largest city of Gharbia governorate and the second largest in the Nile Delta, with a population of around 540,000 inhabitants.


A picture showing the chimneys and clock of the Egyptian Company for Spinning and Weaving – Al Mahalla Al Kubra - BasmaEtman


A photo from the village of Mahallat Abu Ali, which is part of the Al Mahalla Al Kubra Center- Ahmed Kemeha


Mosque of Sidi Ahmed El- Badawy in Tanta- AlaaElBasha


A picture of a worker in “Al Haddadin” market area – Al Mahalla Al Kubra - Basma Atman


Inside Al-Metwally Mosque in Al Mahalla- Ahmed WalidSamy


Kadous Mosque in Al Mahalla- Mohamed Al-Borgy