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Akhmīm (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 33 44 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.5622 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 44 42 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.7450 decimal degrees |
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Note: An ancient linen weaving center that was capital of department of Ptolemaic Upper Egypt; center of worship of god Pan in Hellenistic times; sacked in Mamluk civil wars 18th cen.; has necropolises from 6th dynasty of 2345-2181 BCE. |
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| Akhmīm (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Akhmim (C,V)
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| Ekhmim (C,V)
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| Akmiîm (C,V)
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| Achmin (C,V)
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| Akhmîm (C,V)
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| Akhmûn (NA,V)
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| Ekhmin (NA,V)
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| Paloupolis (NA,V)
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| Panospolis (NA,V)
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| Chemmis (H,V)
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| Ipu (H,V)
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| Khemmis (H,V)
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............ | ancient |
| Panopolis (H,V)
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Miṣr (nation) (P) |
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Sūhāj (governorate) (P) |
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Akhmīm (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since the 6th Dynasty |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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