AKHMIM, or ECHMIM**, a town of Upper Egypt, situate in a very fertile district. The streets are better than is usual in Egypt, though, being built only of unburnt brick, they have a gloomy appearance. The Greeks have a church, which they hold in great veneration, and which is adorned with granite pillars from the ruins of the city of Chemmis or Panopolis. Pop. 3000.