Akhmim
ϣⲙⲓⲛ | |
|---|---|
 Residential area in the city | |
  Akhmim Location within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 31°45′E / 26.567°N 31.750°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Sohag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.9 sq mi (113.8 km2) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 482,666 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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)[3] and Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Πανὸς πόλις[4] and Πανόπολις[5]), it is located on the east bank of the Nile, four miles (6.4 km) to the northeast of Sohag.
- ^ Wallis Budge, E. A. (1920). An Egyptian hieroglyphic dictionary: with an index of English words, king list and geological list with indexes, list of hieroglyphic characters, coptic and semitic alphabets, etc. Vol II. John Murray. p. 956.
- ^ a b "Akhmīm (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
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- ^ Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898), Chemmis