Beni Suef or Swaif or numerous other spellings

We drove south into the desert to Beni Seuf today.  It is vast and barren near the highway. 

Eventually we got to the Nile. 

They say that if you drink from the water of the Nile you will return.  Seventeen years ago we drank from the Nile, and here we are again. We do plan to return.