Bani Suwayf (Arabic: بني سويف ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital goes by the same name. The capital of the governorate is the city of Beni Suef, located about 120 km south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile River. The area is well known in Egypt for its cement factories. The nearby Meidum Pyramid is the only real tourist attraction in the area. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country — on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state — typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Egypt: Site of Beni Suef Beni Suef (Coptic: panisuf; Arabic: بني سويف) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... There are a number of languages spoken in Egypt, although Egyptian Arabic is by far the most widely spoken in the country. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa... Egypt: Site of Beni Suef Beni Suef (Coptic: panisuf; Arabic: بني سويف) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... There is also Nile, a death metal band from South Carolina, USA. The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The... Located about 100km south of modern Cairo, Meidum is the location of a large pyramid, and several large mud-brick mastabas. ...

Due to different ways of transcribing the Arabic spelling it can also be known as Beni Suef, or Beni Swaif. It is one of the poorest governorates in Egypt and it is inconvenienced by being so close to Cairo. Businesses do not feel the need to invest in the area and it is felt keenly by local people. The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing languages such as Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others. ... For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Beni Suef Governorate Official website (in Arabic)