Ain Shams (also spelled Ayn or Ein - Arabic: عين شمس, [ʕeːn ʃæms], Coptic: ⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲫⲣⲏ[1]) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[2] 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.[3] However, administratively the visible ruins today lie in the district of al-Matariya.[4]
Ain Shams
عين شمس | |
|---|---|
  Ain Shams Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°07′40″N 31°19′45″E / 30.12778°N 31.32917°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EST) |
Administrative subdivisions and population
editAin Shams is divided into six shiakhas (census blocks/quarters), which had a total of 614,391 residents in the 2017 census, making it the third most populous district in Cairo: [5] [6]
| Shiakha | Code 2017 | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Zahrâ’ et Masâkin al-Ḥilmiyya, al- | 013401 | 206210 |
| Ḥilmiyyat al-Zaytûn | 013402 | 27419 |
| Ḥilmiyyat al-Na`âm | 013403 | 18366 |
| Ṭulumbât `Ayn Shams | 013404 | 207248 |
| `Ayn Shams al-sharqiyya | 013405 | 138591 |
| Manshiyyat al-Taḥrîr | 013406 | 16557 |
See also
editExternal links
edit- Egyptian temple found under Cairo market ABC News, 27 February 2006.
- Parts of King Nakhtanebu I's shrine uncovered in Cairo // Ahram Online, 4 October 2015.
Works cited
edit
- ^ "أسماء بعض البلاد المصرية بالقبطية - كتاب لغتنا القبطية المصرية | St-Takla.org". st-takla.org.
- ^ "Eastern Area". www.cairo.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Dobrowolska; et al. (2006), Heliopolis: Rebirth of the City of the Sun, p. 15, ISBN 9774160088.
- ^ "Egypt's Eternal City - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) (2017). "2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions". CEDEJ-CAPMAS. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ The interactive census site is the only available digital source (non-pdf) and must be queried as follows: Statistics and analysis > Population > 2017 Data > Gender >Statistical Tables >Total population and population by sex (Choose location).
30°07′40″N 31°19′45″E / 30.12778°N 31.32917°E
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