Heliopolis

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Heliopolis

/ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin Hēliopolis, from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis, “Sun City”), from the important solar cults of Ra and Baal. Doublet of Surajpur.

proper noun

historical The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.
Similar: Iunu, Iwnw, On, Awen, Heliopolis in Augustamnica
historical An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.
Similar: Heliopolis Syriaca, Heliopolis in Syra, Heliopolis in Coelosyria, Heliopolis in Phoenicia
A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
A suburb of Athens, Greece.

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name Ancient Egyptian city

Português	Heliópolis
Français	Héliopolis
Deutsch	Heliopolis
Italiano	Eliopoli
עברית	אָוֶן āwen

name Ancient Syrian city

Português	Heliópolis
Italiano	Eliopoli

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@misc{heliopolis_2026,
  title = {Heliopolis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heliopolis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}