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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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Akhmim is a city and archaeological site located in Egypt. It is situated within the administrative entity of Nome 9 of Upper Egypt and the Sohag governorate. The city has a population of 157,938, with another source listing the figure as 151,430. Akhmim is associated with the culture of Ancient Egypt.
The city lies at an elevation of 85 meters above sea level, though other measurements indicate elevations of 82 and 69 meters. It is located in the UTC+02:00 time zone, also identified as Africa/Cairo. Akhmim is described in sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Place details
- Locality
- مدينه اخميم
- Region
- سوهاج
- Country
- مصر
- Population
- 151,430
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
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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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