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The
capital of the Beni Suef governorate, Beni Suef is an important agricultural
center which grew from a small village since the turn of the century
and now hosts a population of over 150,000. It is famous for its linen
manufacturing in the Middle Ages, and continues to be heavily involved
in cotton-spinning and carpet making. Located about 75 miles south
of Cairo, the Meidum Pyramid is nearby, as is the Fayoum Oasis. The
most interesting aspect of Beni Suef is the Museum. The first floor
of the museum is devoted to Pharaonic items such as statues, canopic
jars and saarcophagi and various Graeco-Roman items. Most of these
items came from nearby Abusir and Heracleopolis Magna. The second
floor is devoted to Coptic and Muslim items which came from the Egyptian
Museum in Cairo.
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