Beni Suef is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is situated in the center of the country and is located in northern Upper Egypt.
The Nile in Beni Suef
Upper Egypt is the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the Nile River valley south of the delta and the 30th parallel North. It thus starts at Beni Suef and stretches down to Lake Nasser.
Beni Suef Governorate
…محافظة بني سويف Muḥāfāzah Banī Suwīf) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is situated in the center of the country and is located in northern Upper Egypt. The governorate's capital 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…
11th Dynasty model of Egyptian soldiers from the tomb of Mesehti, Upper Egypt
11th Dynasty model of Nubian archers from a tomb in Asyut, Upper Egypt
Pair of guardian statuettes, depicting Middle Kingdom pharaohs, presumably Senusret I or Amenemhat II, with the white crown of Upper Egypt (left), the other with the red crown of Lower Egypt. The 12th dynasty had origins in Ta-Seti, Upper Egypt.
Megaliths from Nabta Playa displayed in the Aswan, Upper Egypt