Banha

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Banha

Total population

167,029

Coordinates30.46°, 31.18°

Demographic figures from CAPMAS (Egypt). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Banha is the capital of the Qalyubiyya Governorate in north-eastern Egypt. Between the capital of Cairo and the city of Tanta, Banha is an important transport hub, as rail lines from Cairo to various cities in the Nile Delta pass through it. Benha is a part of Greater Cairo. Banha was founded as a city in 1850.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Zakaria Mohieddin

Egyptian military officer and politician (1918–2012)

Nawal El Saadawi

Egyptian feminist writer (1931–2021)

Amenhotep, son of Hapu

Egyptian architect and priest

Mustafa Khalil

Egyptian Prime Minister (1920-2008)

Israa Abdel Fattah

Egyptian blogger who participated in the activities leading to the 2011 Egyptian revolution

Ahmed h

Egyptian actor

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Saad Samir

Egyptian association football player

Mahmoud Riad

Egyptian diplomat and 3rd Secretary-General of the Arab League (1917–1992)

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Matta El Meskeen

Egyptian monk (1919–2006)

Ahmed Fathy

Egyptian association football player

Kamal el-Din Hussein

Egyptian politician (1921–1999)

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Yahya El Mashad

Egyptian nuclear physicist (1932-1980)

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Nour El Sayed

Egyptian association football player

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Mohammed El Razaz

Egyptian university teacher

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Muhammed Fuad Abdülbaki

Turkish religious scholar and writer (1882–1968)

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Mohamed Abdullah

Egyptian association football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Qalyubia

• Nisf Atrib
  0.3 mi away
• Kafr Manaqir
  0.9 mi away
• Ramleh
  2.3 mi away
• Al Maagini
  3.3 mi away
• Mugul
  4.9 mi away
• Mit Kenana
  7 mi away
• Kafr Shukr
  7.4 mi away
• Tukh
  7.6 mi away
• Mushtohor
  8 mi away
• Kom Alatroun
  8 mi away
• Mansuret Namul
  10.1 mi away
• Deir
  10.3 mi away

Browse all places in Qalyubia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-08-14

Mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Seen 2026-04-15

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Seen 2026-03-16

Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Seen 2026-03-16

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Seen 2026-03-16

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-03-16

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-03-16

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2025-01-13

Egyptian Toad

Sclerophrys regularis

Seen 2024-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).