Bani-Suef

Bani-Suef governorate is included in the north region of Upper Egypt. It is surrounded from the north by the Gizza governorate, from the south by El-Minya governorate. While from the east there is the red sea and the Suez governorate and finally from the East Al-Fayoum governorate.
- The total area is about 7169 km2 and the total population is about 18601809 according to the census of January 1996.
- The governorate consists of 7 managerial headquarters which include 7 cities, 38 rural local units and 220 villages. And the memorial of the national day goes back to October 24th 1973.
- The agricultural and industrial activities: the governorate is specialized in producing wheat, cotton, onions, garlic and muskmelon in addition to some scented and medical plants. Also the governorate contributes in the industrial activity by producing cement, bricks and textile are examples of major industries while carpets and handicrafts as examples of small industries.
- Famous celebrities: Imam El-Busiry, Imam El-Bouity, Imam El-Nouiry and the priest Antonious.
Bani-Suef monuments:
- The governorate is considered all ages historical museum. As it includes many of Egypt’s treasures like the second oldest graded pyramid in the world which was established by king “Hony” last king in the third family and was completed by his son king “Sinfro” first king in the forth family, he was king “Khufo” father. King “Khufo’ is one who established the biggest Gizza pyramids. Also the governorate includes varieties of the pharos monuments in its headquarters and villages such as (Au Sire Ahnasiya, Gabbanaa Sdment EL-Gabel, Dashasha, El-Haybaa and El-Mdel)
- As for the Coptic monuments such as churches and abbeys for example as priest Paula monastery, priest Antonious monastery in Nasser headquarter, the virgin marry church in the Byad El-Arab village which lies east the Nile, Margrigis monastery in Sedmint El-Gabel.
- In Mdel, which is a small village found in the east mountain on the east coast of the Nile, a small grave had a child monument inside it was found under the little girl’s head a complete manuscript written by the Coptic language on a dear’s skin which was discovered after its translation that it is “Mazamire Prophet Daoud”, it is now put in the Coptic museum.
- Also you can find the Islamic antiques in the governorate whereas there is the tomb of price Ahmed Shidid in Sdis El-Omaraa village, also there is tomb Marawan Ebn Mohmed in Abu – Sire El-Mlak village, besides there is El-Sayida Horoya mosque in Bany-Sowif city and it is about 18 km far, it lies in a huge cave inside a mountain 17 meters deep. The ups and downs inside the cave is made of pure Alabaster is a superb form. In the east side of the cave there is a small water canal that is lower than the ground of the cave which is assumed to be drainage of the extra water in the cave.