Tanta Museum

Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta


The Tanta Museum is closed, and there's no known date for its reopening. If it is open though, it houses a good collection of artefacts found in the area around Tanta, excavated from the ancient sites of Sais, Naucratis, and Buto, including statues, pottery, and stelae.


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Nearby Cairo Outskirts & the Nile Delta attractions

1. Mosque of Al Sayyed Ahmed Al Badawi

0.87 MILES

Al Badawi, born in Morocco, came to Tanta in 1234, and founded one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders, the Badawiya. Once you're inside the mosque, to the…

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