El Mo'alla

El Moa'alla (Arabic: المعلّى) is a town in Upper Egypt located about 35 km south of Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile. It is the site of two important rock-cut tombs of the early First Intermediate Period; namely, those belonging to Ankhtifi and Sobekhotep. The town was known as Hefat in ancient times.

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Coordinates: 25°28′20″N 32°31′30″E / 25.4722°N 32.5250°E / 25.4722; 32.5250

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