# Heliopolis

Cairo, Egypt

Heliopolis is a planned garden suburb northeast of central Cairo, founded in 1905 by Belgian industrialist Edouard Empain. Its broad boulevards, arcaded apartment blocks and ornate palaces blend Moorish, Persian and European design into a distinctive early-twentieth-century cityscape.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Heliopolis, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 30.1, 31.33333

[City page](/cities/cairo)

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