Akhmim
Akhmim (Arabic: أخميم, pronounced [ʔæxˈmiːm]; Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲙⲓⲙ, Coptic pronunciation: [xmiːm]; Sahidic/Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲓⲛ Coptic pronunciation: [ʃmiːn]) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis (Ancient Greek: Χέμμις) and Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Πανὸς πόλις and Πανόπολις), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, four miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Sohag.
Akhmim
ϣⲙⲓⲛ أخميم | |
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Residential area in the city | |
Akhmim Location within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 31°45′E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.9 sq mi (113.8 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 482,666 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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