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Beni Suef

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Also known as Beni-souef

City in Egypt

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Beni Suef is a city in Egypt that serves as the capital of the Beni Suef Governorate. It is situated along the Nile River and lies at an elevation of 33 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 294,125 and is located in the UTC+02:00 time zone.

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Place details

Locality
الغمراوى
Region
بنى سويف
Country
مصر
Population
273,151
Timezone
Africa/Cairo

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Air quality

120US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
PM2.5
33.6 µg/m³
PM10
200.7 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 04:00 · Open-Meteo

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Encyclopedic overview

Beni Suef (Egyptian Arabic: بنى سويف, romanized: Baniswēf) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt. The city is the location of Beni Suef University. An important agricultural trade centre on the west bank of the Nile River, the city is located 110 km (70 miles) south of Cairo.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beni Suef” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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