ɪt stˈʊd nˌɪɹli mˈɪdweɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə wˈɛstɚn ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi ʌvðə ɔːɹ ɐlˈæbstɹiːn mˈaʊntɪnz ðə sˈaɪt ʌvðə kˈɑːm ˈælˈɑːmɚ nɛkɹˈɑːpəliz ænd ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv ɐsɪˈʌt ɡɹˈiːk laɪkˈɑːpəliz, lˈæɾɪtˌuːd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən dᵻɡɹˈiːz fˈɪftiːn nˈɔːɹθ.
It stood nearly midway between the western extremity of the  or Alabstrine Mountains (the site of the Kom al-Ahmar Necropolis) and the city of Asyut (Greek Lycopolis), latitude 27° 15′North.