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Akhmim
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Akhmim (, ; Akhmimic , ; Sahidic/Bohairic ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis () and Panopolis (), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, to the northeast of Sohag.
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Place details
- Locality
- مدينه اخميم
- Region
- سوهاج
- Country
- مصر
- Population
- 151,430
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Akhmim
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- New Akhmim City 3.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Residential area in the city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sohag
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 157,938
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_density_sq_mi
- auto
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Modern city
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Akhmim (, ; Akhmimic , ; Sahidic/Bohairic ) is a city in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis or Chemmis () and Panopolis (), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, to the northeast of Sohag.
== History == thumb|left|Statue of Meritamen, a daughter of [[Ramesses II, in the temple of Min]]
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akhmim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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