Beni Suef is the capital of Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile about 110 kilometers south of Cairo, with a population of 294,125 as of 2023. Nearby lies the ancient site of Heracleopolis, capital of Egypt during the ninth and tenth dynasties, and the city itself rose to prominence in the Middle Ages for its linen manufacturing, an industrial heritage carried on today through carpet making and cotton spinning. Beni Suef was made the chief town of Upper Egypt's second province under Muhammad Ali in the nineteenth century and now hosts Beni Suef University alongside its role as an agricultural trade center.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude29.066667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Beni Suef (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 294,125 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 29.066667, longitude 31.083333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 33 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 294125 (2023)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Banī Suwayf - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 33 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.25, 31.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.25, 31.25
29.25 31.25 BWh
4. GeoNames: Banī Suwayf - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 359173Quote, cities500 record 359173
29.07441 31.09785 P PPLA EG 18 273151 33 Africa/Cairo
Beni Suef (Wikipedia)
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