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Heliopolis

1. (in ancient Egypt) a city near the apex of the Nile delta: a centre of sun worship
2. the Ancient Greek name for Baalbek
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Heliopolis

 

(literally, city of the sun; ancient Egyptian, Iunu; present-day Al Matariyah, near Cairo), one of the most ancient cities of Egypt. It appeared in the fourth millennium B.C. The city was the main center of the cult of the god Re-Atum. Also located in Heliopolis was the “Nile measure,” a stone structure for measuring the level of the Nile.

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