Akhmim
City in Sohag, Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Khemmis" redirects here. For the band, see Khemmis (band).
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.