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.
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.