Ain Shams

Ain Shams

Ain Shams or Ein Shams (عين شمس Ayn Šams) is a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. The name means "eye of the sun" in Arabic, with reference to the fact that Ain Shams is built on top of the ancient city of Heliopolis, once the spiritual centre of ancient Egyptian sun-worship.

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* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1578829.htm Egyptian temple found under Cairo market] "ABC News", 27 February 2006.


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