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.
Owerview
eeditBeni 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 mile) 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.
Climate
eedit| 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] | |||||||||||||
Accidents
eedit- 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 residents
eedit- Berlenti Abdul Hamid (1935) - an icon o Egyptian cinema's gowden age.[5]
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ "Beni Suef Weather, Egypt Weather Averages". World Weather Online. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "One Way Ticket, reported by Fatemah Farag in Al-Ahram". 28 Februar 2002. Archived frae the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2008.
- ↑ Hala Halim (15 September 2005). "In the aftermath of Beni Suef". Al-Ahram. Archived frae the original on 18 Mairch 2008. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2008.
- ↑ Ibn Ad Dunya (22 Mey 2006). "Eight convicted for negligence in Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire". Retrieved 25 Mairch 2008.
- ↑ "Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75". Al-Masry Al-Youm. 1 December 2010. Archived frae the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 30 Julie 2011.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Fawin Rain Genomics, Inc. - Beni Suef, Egypt