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Encyclopedia > Beni Suef
Egypt: Site of Beni Suef

Beni Suef (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ panisuf; Arabic: بني سويف) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. Other spellings are: Bani Suwayf, Beni Sueif, Beni Swaif, Beni Sweif, Beni Suaif, and Beni Suef. The city is about 115km (72 miles) south of Cairo. Image File history File links Egypt-region-map-cities. ... Image File history File links Egypt-region-map-cities. ... The Coptic language is a direct descendant of the ancient Egyptian language which was once written in Egyptian hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic scripts. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Map of Egypt showing Bani Suwayf Governorate. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ...


A train accident in 1995 near Beni Suef left 75 people dead.[1] Egyptian National Railways (ENR) is the national railway of Egypt and managed by the parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...


It is the site of the Beni Suef Cultural Palace Fire that occurred on September 5, 2005, killing 46 people. The Beni Suef Cultural Palace Fire occurred in Beni Suef, Egypt, on September 5, 2005 and killed 46 people. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


References

  1. ^ One Way Ticket, Report by Fatemah Farag in Al-Ahram, February 28, 2002; accessed 2006-08-29


Coordinates: 29°04′N, 31°05′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Beni Suef (250 words)
It is the capital of Beni Suef governorate with 2.3 million inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 1,321 km².
Beni Suef is the capital of a poor region with high unemployment.
Beni Suef is well-connected to other urban centres of Egypt, located right on the Nile, by road, rail and river boats.
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