Heliopolis
Biblical name On [on] /ɒn/ . an ancient ruined city in northern Egypt, on the Nile delta.
ancient Greek name of Baalbek.
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How to use Heliopolis in a sentence
At St. Fatima Church in Cairo's Heliopolis, graffiti spray-painted on the church's walls called for Morsi's return.
Cities like Pompeii and Petra, Heliopolis in Egypt and Ayutthaya in Thailand, Ur and Jericho and Babylon in the Fertile Crescent.
Nearly three thousand people also packed around the presidential palace in Heliopolis.
The young men of Heliopolis, and of Bubastus shall fall by the sword, and they themselves shall go into captivity.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousRa was the sun-god, especially worshipped at Heliopolis,--the symbol of light and heat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
Rooted by long custom in the minds of the people, it did not excite the ire of the wise men of Heliopolis or Thebes.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) | Georges PerrotHadrian had to give a decision in a dispute between Memphis and Heliopolis regarding the sacred bull.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousThe quarries of Syrene were seven hundred miles from Heliopolis.
British Dictionary definitions for Heliopolis
/ (ˌhiːlɪˈɒpəlɪs) /
(in ancient Egypt) a city near the apex of the Nile delta: a centre of sun worship: Ancient Egyptian name: On
the Ancient Greek name for Baalbek
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