Talkha | |
Native Name: | طلخا |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Dakahlia |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 157.0 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 413,584 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
Population Density Blank1 Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 31.0547°N 31.3756°W |
Elevation M: | 18 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 35111 |
Area Code: | 50 |
Talkha (ar|طلخا pronounced as /ar/) is a city in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. The city is located on the west bank of the Damietta,[2] a distributary of the Nile in the Delta region. Is about 120 km northeast of Cairo. Talkha is situated opposite the city of Mansoura on the Damietta. Together, the two cities form an agglomeration.
Talkha contains the neighborhoods of Old Market, El Maalamein, Ar Rouda, El Sharifa, and El Muhandisin.
Talkha is classified within the Köppen climate classification system as a hot desert (BWh).