Heliopolis

settlement · 6000 BC – 2100 AD

Ancient Heliopolis was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt and served as a major religious center. The site is now located in Ayn Shams, a suburb of Cairo.

Heliopolis
Coordinates
30.12940, 31.30748
Also known as
Helioupolis, Hēliou polis, Hēlioupolis, Helioupolis (grc), Miṣr al-Gadīda, Misr al-Gadida, Misr el-Gedide, Masr al-Gadida, Masr el-Gedide, Misr al-Gadidah, Misr el-Gedideh, Masr al-Gadidah, Masr el-Gedideh (ar), Miṣr al-Ǧadīda, Masr el-Jedide, Masr al-Jadida, Misr al-Jadida, Misr el-Jedide, Misr al-Jadidah, Misr el-Jedideh, Masr al-Jadidah, Masr el-Jedideh (arb), Neu-Kairo, New Cairo (de), Tall al-Ḥiṣn, Tall al-Hisn, Tell el-Hisn (arb), Unu (akk), al-Matarīya, al-Maṭarīya, al-Matariya, al-Matariyah, al-Matariyya, al-Matariyyah, el-Matariye, el-Matariyeh, el-Matariyye, el-Matariyyeh (arb), jw.s ʿꜣ.s, jwnw (egy), jwśʿ3ś, jwśʿꜣś, jwśʿ3ś, jw.s ʿꜣ.s (egy), mnśt (egy), Ōn, On (cop), šnḏt (egy), ʾn (arc), ʿAin Šams, Ein Shams, Ain Shams, Ayn Shams, Eyn Shams (arb), ʿĒn Šams, En Shams (ar), ḏdjt (egy)
Dating
attested

Sources

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