Heliopolis

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Etymology: 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.

1. The ancient capital of the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, located in the northern suburbs of modern Cairo, Egypt.
2. An ancient city in modern Lebanon; modern Baalbek.
3. A suburb of Cairo, Egypt.
4. A suburb of Athens, Greece.