Why visit Banī Mazār
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Cynopolis.
Weather in Banī Mazār
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About Banī Mazār
Beni Mazar (Arabic: بَنِي مَزَار) 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 (Arabic: شِنُوادة or شِنُوَدة) which comes from Sahidic Coptic: ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲧⲉ (Bohairic: ϣⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟϯ) meaning 'kailyard' (kitchen garden).
From the Wikipedia article Beni Mazar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Cynopolis
Monument and historic site · 2.5 km
Ancient city in Upper Egypt
Shopping1
Healthcare1
Map of Banī Mazār
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Getting there and nearby towns
Al Minya Airport (EMY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Maţāy 9 km south, about 9 min by car
- Maghāghah 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Samālūţ 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Al ‘Idwah 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Al Fashn 38 km north, about 38 min by car
- Minya 45 km south, about 45 min by car
- Sumusţā as Sulţānī 47 km north, about 47 min by car
- Sumusţā al Waqf 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- Abū Qurqāş 63 km south, about 1 h by car
- Banī Suwayf 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Lower Nile, James Cranstoun, CC BY-SA 4.0
- STS107-E-5910 - View of Israel, NASA, Public domain
- ISS042-E-269823 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-283355 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS107-E-5908 - View of Israel, NASA, Public domain
- ISS042-E-256099 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS006-E-44636 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS042-E-269822 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS107-E-5909 - View of Israel, NASA, Public domain
- ISS042-E-256100 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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