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Bani Suwayf, Egypt, Pictures (332 words)
	Bani Suwayf, city in northeastern Egypt, capital of Bani Suwayf governorate.
	Bani Suwayf was originally a farming village known for its linen.
	Ancient sites near Bani Suwayf include Herakleopolis, which was the capital of the 20th nome (province) of Upper Egypt as early as the 21st century BC, a pyramid and rock-hewn tombs at the town of Al Lahun, and ancient alabaster quarries at the edge of the desert.

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