Beni Suef () is the capital city of the

Beni Suef Governorate Beni Suef ( ') is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is situated in the center of the country and is located in northern Upper Egypt. Overview The governorate's capital is the city of Beni Suef, located about 120 km south of Cairo on the ...

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. The city is the location of Beni Suef University. An important agricultural trade centre on the west bank of the Nile River, the city is located 110 km (70 miles) south of Cairo.

Etymology

The modern name of the town is a corruption of its original name ''Manfiswayh'' (), which itself comes from a Coptic toponymic construction ⲡ-ⲙⲁ-ⲛ-... ("the place of..."); however, its exact etymology is unknown.

History

From the early Pharaonic era to the

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, the area was home to the city of Heracleopolis, 10 miles west of the modern city. which also served as the capital of Lower and Middle Egypt during the 9th and 10th dynasties. The modern city rose to prominence during the

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, when it was renowned for its linen manufacturing, which continues to the present day through the city's carpet making and cotton spinning industries. Beni Suef became the chief town of the second province of Upper Egypt during the reign of

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in the 19th century. Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner Beni Suef 1874

Geography

The total area of the governorate is 1,954 square kilometers, and it is divided into six governorates. It is bordered to the north by Giza governorate and Helwan, to the northeast by Suez, to the east by the Red Sea governorate, to the west by Fayoum governorate, and to the south by Minya governorate. This region connects the north of Egypt to the south, and the east to the west, and this identity of centrality has formed the population, civilization, and economic characters of the region. The geographical proximity to vital governorates such as Cairo and Giza is significant, and the governorates of the Red Sea, Suez, Fayoum and Ismailia tourist areas all act as markets for the industrial products made in Beni Suef.

Climate

Beni Suef has a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(BWh) in Köppen-Geiger classification, as does all of Egypt. It has very hot summers and warm winters with cool nights.

Accidents

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accident in 1995 near Beni Suef left 75 people dead. *The

Beni Suef Cultural Palace Fire The Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire occurred in Beni Suef, Egypt, on September 5, 2005, and killed 46 people. The Cultural Palace was overcrowded at the occasion of the Amateur Theatre Festival when a burning candle lit paper scenery on the stage ...

, on September 5, 2005, killed 46 people.

Notable people

Berlenti Abdul Hamid Berlenti Abdel Hamid ( ) (20 November 19351 December 2010), born Nefisa Abdel-Hamid Hawass (), was a prominent Egyptian actress and an icon of the Egyptian cinema's golden age. She is known for her roles as a "temptress". She married Abdel ...

, actress *

Ali Khalil Ali Khalil (; born 28 November 1952) is an Egyptian football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is one of the icons of Egyptian football in the 1970s and one of its greatest strikers. Khalil spent all of his ...

, Egyptian footballer

Sports

* Telephonat Beni Suef football team was promoted for the first time to the

Egyptian Premier League The Egyptian Premier League (), also known as the Nile League () for sponsorship reasons, after the addition of title sponsor Nile Developments, is a professional association football league in Egypt and the highest level of the Egyptian football ...

for the 2011/2012 season.

Gallery

File:BeniSuefAzizMosque.jpg, Beni Suef Aziz Mosque File:BeniSuefMuseumEntrance.jpg, Beni Suef Archeological Museum File:BeniSuefFighterMemorial.jpg, link=, Fighter memorial with

Sukhoi Su-7 The Sukhoi Su-7 ( NATO designation name: Fitter-A) is a swept wing, supersonic fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in 1955. Originally, it was designed as a tactical, low-level dogfighter, but was not successful in this role. On the ...

File:BeniSuefChurchHlVirgin.jpg, link=, Church of the Holy Virgin File:Beni-Suef University main bldg.jpg, University of Beni Suef File:BeniSuefOctoberWarMemorial.jpg, October War Memorial File:BeniSuefSayidaHoriya.jpg, Saiyida Huriya mosque

References

External links

* Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.
Beni Suef, Egypt
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