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Heliopolis (Ancient)

Beschreibung

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Heliopolis, meaning sun-city, was one of the most ancient cities of Egypt, and capital of the 13th Lower Egyptian nome. Its name also refers to an unrelated modern suburb of Cairo, also known as , Masr al-gidedah (literally "New Egypt" in Arabic). The ancient city was located five miles (8 km) east of the Nile north of the apex of the Delta. Heliopolis originally refers to an area that covers the areas of Ain Shams, Al-Matariyyah and Tel Al-Hisn. In ancient times it was the principal seat of sun-worship, thus its name, which means city of the sun in Greek.Heliopolis contains the earliest temple obelisk still in its original position. The 68 ft (20.73 m) high red granite Obelisk of Senusret I of the XIIth Dynasty is at Al-Matariyyah part of Heliopolis. It is now in Al-Masalla area of Al-Matariyyah district near Ain Shams district (Heliopolis). It is 67 feet (20 m) tall and weighs 120 tons or 240,000 pounds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786131611483
• ISBN-10: 6131611483
• Artikelnr.: 29780018