Tahta
Tahta 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. Modern name is believed by Egyptologists to have derived from the word Ta-ho-ty. Two famous monasteries are located near Tahta, the White Monastery and the Red Monastery.Villages within the jurisdiction of Tahta include:
- Bani Harb
- Nazlit El Qady
- Banga
- El Sawalim
- Shattoura
- El Kom El Asfar
- Zein Eld Din
- Nazlit Ali
- Elsawamaa Gharb
- Banhao
- Bani-Ammar
- Eneebis
- Rifa'a el-Tahtawi
- Naguib Sawiris
- Ahmed Eltahlawy
