Sumusţā al Waqf, Muḩāfaz̧at Banī Suwayf, Egypt

Alternative Names:	Sumusta al Waqf, Sumusta el Waqf, Sumusţā al Waqf
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt
Region:	Muḩāfaz̧at Banī Suwayf, Egypt
Latitude:	28° 55' 14" N
Longitude:	30° 51' 10" E
Lat/Long (dec):	28.92059,30.85292
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Feature ID:	347751
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:347751:9
GUID:	0

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Faiyum Governorate, Egypt	29° 26' 58" N	31° 10' 11" E	66.4km (41.3 miles)
Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 28" N	30° 37' 26" E	84.9km (52.8 miles)
East quarry no. 2, Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 27" N	30° 37' 17" E	85.0km (52.8 miles)
East quarry no. 1, Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 31" N	30° 37' 25" E	85.0km (52.8 miles)
East quarry no. 3, Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 30" N	30° 37' 12" E	85.1km (52.9 miles)
East quarry no. 4, Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 38" N	30° 37' 12" E	85.3km (53.0 miles)
West quarry no. 5, Widan el Faras basalt quarries, Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 39' 40" N	30° 36' 45" E	85.6km (53.2 miles)
Mit Rahina (Memphis; Ruhaynah; Mitrahineh; Noph), Al Jizah (Giza), Giza Governorate, Egypt	29° 51' 59" N	31° 15' 0" E	112.0km (69.6 miles)
Wadi-el-Tih, Cairo Governorate, Egypt	29° 58' 0" N	31° 18' 0" E	124.1km (77.1 miles)
Al Jizah (Giza), Giza Governorate, Egypt	30° 0' 47" N	31° 12' 31" E	126.3km (78.5 miles)
Gebel el Ahmar, Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 0' 24" N	31° 17' 49" E	128.2km (79.7 miles)
Mokatam (Mokattam), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 1' 18" N	31° 18' 11" E	130.0km (80.8 miles)
Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 2' 39" N	31° 14' 8" E	130.3km (81.0 miles)
Petrified Forest, East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	29° 57' 54" N	31° 28' 44" E	131.0km (81.4 miles)
Nadi quarry, East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	29° 45' 4" N	31° 51' 19" E	134.1km (83.3 miles)
El Galala, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 21' 29" N	32° 13' 4" E	141.2km (87.7 miles)
Minqar Abd el Nabi meteorite, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt	29° 54' 32" N	29° 54' 29" E	143.0km (88.9 miles)
Wadi Araba nephelinite occurrences, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 7' 59" N	32° 28' 59" E	160.3km (99.6 miles)
East Cairo, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Cairo Governorate, Egypt	30° 4' 37" N	31° 50' 49" E	160.6km (99.8 miles)
Wadi Araba, Suez Governorate, Egypt	29° 15' 0" N	32° 28' 0" E	161.0km (100.1 miles)
El-Fazda Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 19' 31" N	30° 24' 25" E	162.0km (100.7 miles)
Umm Risha Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 20' 21" N	30° 23' 12" E	164.1km (101.9 miles)
Ruzounia Lake (Razunia Lake), Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 21' 29" N	30° 21' 29" E	166.9km (103.7 miles)
El Gedida Mine, El Bahariya Depression, Black Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt	28° 27' 9" N	29° 10' 46" E	171.3km (106.4 miles)
El-Hamra Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 23' 48" N	30° 18' 59" E	172.1km (107.0 miles)
Zug Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 23' 48" N	30° 18' 59" E	172.1km (107.0 miles)
Wadi Hawashiya, Northeastern Desert, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt	28° 19' 59" N	32° 30' 0" E	173.5km (107.8 miles)
El-Beida Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 25' 55" N	30° 14' 31" E	178.1km (110.7 miles)
El-Khadra Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt	30° 26' 30" N	30° 13' 32" E	179.7km (111.7 miles)
El Harra Mine, El Bahariya Depression, Black Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypt	28° 19' 31" N	29° 6' 23" E	182.8km (113.6 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Africa	Continent
Sahara Desert, Africa	Desert
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Bayuda Terrane, Arabian-Nubian Shield, African Plate	Volcanic Arc
Upper Egypt basin, African Plate	Basin
Egypt	Country
Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt	Governorate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Egypt, Bani Suwayf	69.19.0.0.0.0
Egypt, Bani Suwayf, Sumusta al-Waqf	69.19.253.0.0.0

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