Beni Suef
Beni Suef, (Arabic: بني سويف Banī Suwaif [bæni sweːf], Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ Panisuf) is the caipital ceety o the Beni Suef Govrenorate in Egyp.
OwerviewEedit
Beni Suef is an important agricultural centre, which grew frae a sma veelage at the turn o the century an nou hosts a population o ower 200,000. It wis famous for its linen manufacturin in the Middle Ages, an continues tae be hivily involved in cotton-spinnin an cairpet-makin. It is an aa kent for its alabast, quarried in the nearbi hills. Beni Suef is locatit aboot 115 km (72 miles) sooth o Cairo. The Meidum Pyramid an Faiyum Oasis are nearbi. Beni Suef is kent for its lairge mansions, includin the Ismail Mansion, awned bi General Ahmed Mamdouh Ismail. Beni Suef Varsity an the private Al Nahda Varsity are locatit in Beni Suef.
ClimateEedit
| Climate data for Beni Suef | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
22 (72) |
25 (77) |
31 (88) |
35 (95) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
37 (99) |
35 (95) |
31 (88) |
26 (79) |
22 (72) |
30 (86) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
13 (55) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
17 (63) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
14 (58) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.7 (0.03) |
3.7 (0.15) |
0.7 (0.03) |
1.3 (0.05) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.1 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
1.6 (0.06) |
1.9 (0.07) |
7.3 (0.29) |
23.7 (0.93) |
| Source: Warld Wather Online [1] | |||||||||||||
AccidentsEedit
- A train accident in 1995 near Beni Suef left 75 fowk deid.[2]
- The Beni Suef Cultural Palace Fire, on September 5, 2005, killed 46 fowk.[3][4]
Notable residentsEedit
- Berlenti Abdul Hamid (1935) - an icon o Egyptian cinema's gowden age.[5]
See an awEedit
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Beni Suef Weather, Egypt Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ↑ "One Way Ticket, reported by Fatemah Farag in Al-Ahram". 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ↑ Hala Halim (2005-09-15). "In the aftermath of Beni Suef". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ↑ Ibn Ad Dunya (2006-05-22). "Eight convicted for negligence in Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire". Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- ↑ "Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75". Al-Masry Al-Youm. December 1, 2010.
Freemit airtinsEedit
- Fawin Rain Genomics, Inc. - Beni Suef, Egypt