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Wildfires near Tanta
Updated
14 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 26 km N, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:06 pm local (2026-10-25 11:06 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Africa/Cairo).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 14 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 26 km N 13 km WNW of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 23 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 8 MW low-intensity
Fires near Tanta right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 23 thermal hotspots in 14 separate clusters within 80 km of Tanta, Gharbia, Egypt in the last 48 h. The closest is 26 km N of the city centre (13 km WNW of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 3 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
None of the clusters is within 25 km of the centre, so the city itself is not in the immediate fire area, but smoke can travel hundreds of kilometres.
Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 59 km SW (36 km WSW of Munūf) with 3 detections; first seen Sat 3 am and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across Egypt there are 90 fire clusters in the same window, 1 of them in Gharbia.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 km WNW of Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | 26 km N | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 11 km SE of Mīt Ghamr | 36 km ESE | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 6 km S of Al Mansurah | 43 km ENE | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 4 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 49 km ENE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:50 am |
| 8 km S of Damanhur | 54 km WNW | 1 | 6 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 5 km WSW of Dikirnis | 58 km ENE | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 14 km ENE of As Sinbillāwayn | 59 km ENE | 2 | 7 MW | Sun 2:06 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 36 km WSW of Munūf | 59 km SW | 3 | 3 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 19 km NW of Al-'Ubūr | 59 km SSE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:50 am | Sun 2:50 am |
| 10 km SSW of Fāqūs | 71 km ESE | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sun 2:06 pm |
| 22 km NNW of Fāqūs | 73 km ENE | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:07 am | Sat 3:07 am |
| at Fāqūs | 75 km E | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| 41 km N of Kafr ash Shaykh | 77 km N | 1 | 4 MW | Sat 2:25 pm | Sat 2:25 pm |
| at Shubrā al Khaymah | 80 km SSE | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 2:50 am | Sun 2:50 am |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Tanta air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.