Tahta
Tahta ranks 19,712th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brixlegg, Kirchbichl, and Königshain-Wiederau. Memorable people born in Tahta include Rifa'a al-Tahtawi. Tahta has been the birth place of many writers. Tahta is located in Egypt.
Tahta is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in an area known for its agricultural richness. Tahta had a population of 85,528 in the 2017 census. Egyptologists believe that the modern name may derive from the word Ta-ho-ty. Two famous monasteries are located near Tahta, the White Monastery and the Red Monastery. The town has a small but significant Coptic Catholic community. Its most famous resident was the reformist intellectual Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, who was born in Tahta in 1801, and who wrote and translated many books following his trip to Paris in 1826 as the imam and chaplain for the first group of Egyptians whom Mehmet Ali Pasha sent to study in western Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1801, Tahta was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Rifa'a al-Tahtawi.
People Born in Tahta
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tahta were writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tahta, including Rifa'a al-Tahtawi.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Tahta since 1700.
