Place:Akhmim, Suhaj, Egypt

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NameAkhmim
Alt namesAchminsource: Blue Guide: Egypt (1983) p 412
Akhmîmsource: Times Atlas of the World (1994) p 8
Akhmīmsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Akmiîmsource: Blue Guide: Egypt (1983)
Chemmissource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 14
Ekhmimsource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 14
Ipusource: The Nile, National Geographic (1995) map supplement
Khemmissource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) p 12738
Panopolissource: GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998)
TypeCity
Coordinates26.567°N 31.733°E
Located inSuhaj, Egypt
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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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[1] and Panopolis, it is located on the east bank of the Nile, to the northeast of Sohag.

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