# Heliopolis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhiːliˈɒpəlɪs/ · frequency rank #84,346

## Definitions
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.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/heliopolis