The term Philippopolis (Φιλιππούπολη in Greek), which translates as "Philip's Town," can be used to refer to the following cities:
- Plovdiv, Bulgaria (named after Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's father)
- Shahba, Syria (named after Marcus Julius Philippus)
Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Shahba (شهبا also known as Philippopolis, is a city located 87 km south of Damascus in the Jabal el Druze in Muhafazat as Suwayda
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