Ain Shams

Ain Shams is a district in the Eastern Area of , . The name means "Eye of the Sun" in Arabic, referring to the fact that the district contained the ruins of the ancient city of Heliopolis, once the spiritual centre of ancient Egyptian sun-worship, and settled since 3100 BCE following the Predynastic Period.
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  • Locality with 663,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 27 metres (89 feet)
  • Description: place in Cairo Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “‘Ayn Shams”
    “Aynişems”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heliopolis and Qubba Palace.
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was a major city of ancient Egypt.
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Koubbeh Palace or Qubbah Palace is one of the various… is situated 3½ km south of Ain Shams.
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The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean… is situated 4 km southeast of Ain Shams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Cairo and Zeitoun.
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The northern districts of Greater form a vast…
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, also al-Zeitoun, is one of the eight… is situated 3½ km south of Ain Shams.
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The eastern districts of are a series of planned…

Ain Shams

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Latitude
30.12994° or 30° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude
31.3168° or 31° 19′ 1″ east
Open location code
8G2H48H8+XP
Geo­Names ID
8356587
Wiki­data ID
Q2662725

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ain Shams” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي عين شمس”
  • Arabic: “عين شمس”
  • Catalan: “Ayn Shams”
  • Chinese: “艾因沙姆斯”
  • Dutch: “Ain Shams”
  • French: “Ain Shams”
  • German: “Ain Shams”
  • German: “Ain-Chams”
  • German: “ayn shams”
  • German: “ʿAin Šams”
  • Hausa: “Ain Shams”
  • Indonesian: “Ain Syams”
  • Irish: “Ain Shams”
  • Japanese: “アイン・シャムス”
  • Persian: “عین شمس”
  • Russian: “Аин - Шамс”
  • Russian: “Айн-Шамс”
  • Slovenian: “Ain Šams”
  • South Azerbaijani: “عین شمس”
  • Spanish: “‘Ain Schams”
  • Spanish: “’Ain Schams”
  • Swedish: “Ain Shams”
  • Turkish: “Aynişems”
  • Ukrainian: “Айн-Шамс”
  • Urdu: “عین شمس”
  • Uzbek: “Ayn Shams”

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