Ayn Shams

Ain Shams (also spelled Ayn or Ein - , , ) is a district in the Eastern Area of Cairo, Egypt. The name means "Eye of the Sun" in Arabic language, Arabic, referring to the fact that the district contained the ruins of the Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt), ancient city of Heliopolis, once the spiritual centre of ancient Egyptian solar deity, sun-worship, and settled since 3100 BCE following the Predynastic Period of Egypt, Predynastic Period.. However, administratively the visible ruins today lie in the district of El Matareya, Cairo, al-Matariya.

Administrative subdivisions and population

Ain 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#Demographics, Cairo: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).

See also

*Ain Shams University

External links

Egyptian temple found under Cairo market
''ABC News (Australia), ABC News'', 27 February 2006.

Parts of King Nakhtanebu I's shrine uncovered in Cairo
// Ahram Online, 4 October 2015.

Works cited

Districts of Cairo

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