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'''Ain Shams''' or '''Ein Shams''' (عين شمس ˁAyn Šams) is a [[suburb]] of [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]. The name means "eye of the sun" in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], with reference to the fact that Ain Shams is built on top of the ancient city of [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]], once the spiritual centre of ancient [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Solar deity|sun-worship]].
==External links==
*[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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{{Districts of Cairo}}
[[ar:عين شمس]]