Beni

 

(bā'nē) , river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, rising in the Cordillera Real in Bolivia, flowing NE through the Andean hills. It joins with the Mamoré to form the Madeira River. Steam navigation is possible from December to May between Rurrenabaque, in the Andes, and Esperanza, near the junction with Mamoré.

Beni may refer to:

Places:

• Beni Department, Beni River and the Beni savanna, Bolivia
• Beni Suef and Beni Hasan, Egypt
• Beni Mellal and Beni Amir, Morocco
• Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Beni, Nepal

Culture:

• Beni, the debut album of J-Pop singer Beni Arashiro
• Beni (music), a Tanzanian/Tanganyikan musical style (Music of Tanzania)

People:

• the Beni Hassan, a historical Bedouin tribe
• Beni Arashiro, J-Pop singer
• Claudia Beni, Croatian singer
• Gerardo Beni, physicist/electrical engineer
• Federico de Beni, Italian road bicycle racerr

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