Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)

Heliopolis (I͗wnw or Iunu or 𓉺𓏌𓊖 Ancient Egyptian: I͗wnw “the Pillars” > Coptic: ⲱⲛ; Greek: Ήλιούπολις Hēlioúpοlis “City of the Sun”) was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. It is now located in Ayn Shams, a northeastern suburb of Cairo.

Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)

Heliopolis (I͗wnw or Iunu or 𓉺𓏌𓊖 Ancient Egyptian: I͗wnw “the Pillars” > Coptic: ⲱⲛ; Greek: Ήλιούπολις Hēlioúpοlis “City of the Sun”) was a major city of ancient Egypt. It was the capital of the 13th or Heliopolite Nome of Lower Egypt and a major religious centre. It is now located in Ayn Shams, a northeastern suburb of Cairo.