Leontopolis

Leontopolis ( Greek Λεόντων πόλις) was the name of several places in antiquity:

• City in Egypt with the Jewish temple of Onias, today Tell el-Yahudiya , 20 km north of Heliopolis
• Capital of the 11th sub-Egyptian district Leontopolites, today Tell el-Muqdam , 80 km northeast of Cairo
  • Titular Archdiocese of Leontopolis in Augustamnica , titular archbishopric going back to a bishopric in this city

The following places, also known as Leontopolis , were mainly known by other names:

• Zaliches , near Sinop , today Alaçam in Turkey
• Isaura Nova in Isauria
  • Titular archbishopric Leontopolis in Pamphylia , titular archbishopric going back to a bishopric in (presumably) this city
• Nicephorium in Syria

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.