Beni Mazar

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Beni Mazar is a rural town in Egypt. It is located in the Minya Governorate, on the west bank of the Nile. The older name of the town is Shinwada which comes from Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ meaning 'kailyard'.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Anba Gabriel

Coptic orthodox bishop of Austria

Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq

Egyptian Islamic philosopher

Ali Abdel Raziq

Egyptian Islam scholar, judge and government minister (1888–1966)

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Walid Soliman

Egyptian association football player

Abdel Messih El-Makari

20th century Coptic saint (1892–1963)

Mohammed Haidar Pasha

Egyptian politician

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Alaa Waleyeldin

Egyptian actor (1963–2003)

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Sherif Othman

Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter

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Ahmed Ahmed Badawi

Editor of "al-Shuyūkh" published in Cairo

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Raafat Al-Sanousi

Egyptian poet

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Ahmed ElShoky

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Seen 2023-01-05

Red Sea Land Hermit Crab

Coenobita scaevola

Seen 2022-05-19

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2011-01-18

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