Heliopolis
Americannoun
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Biblical Name On. an ancient ruined city in northern Egypt, on the Nile delta.
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ancient Greek name of Baalbek.
noun
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Ancient Egyptian name: On. (in ancient Egypt) a city near the apex of the Nile delta: a centre of sun worship
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the Ancient Greek name for Baalbek
Example Sentences
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With a controversial slew of bridges and widened streets completed in 2020, Cairo's historic Heliopolis neighbourhood lost its last tram tracks, along with many of its trees.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
He also paid tribute to Indian soldiers who died in World War I and are buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo.
From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2023
To make way for the new highways that ribbon through Cairo, leading to the new city, builders razed vast patches of trees in the elegant old neighborhood of Heliopolis.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022
At the final venue, Andiamo in Heliopolis, the couple was initially refused entry.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2022
The Greeks had also plundered interior sites, such as Heliopolis, for sphinxes, obelisks, columns, and so on, with which to decorate their public spaces.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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