Gebelein

Gebelein
الجبلين‎
Shown within Northeast Africa
Gebelein (Egypt)
LocationEgypt
RegionEsna-Luxor Governorate
Coordinates25°29′00″N 32°29′00″E / 25.483333°N 32.483333°E / 25.483333; 32.483333

Gebelein (Egyptian Arabic: الجبلين‎, Two Mountains; Egyptian: Inerty or Per-Hathor; Ancient Greek: Παθυρις Pathuris or Ἀφροδιτόπολις Aphroditópolis; Latin: Pathyris or Aphroditopolis) is an archaeological site and former town in Egypt. It is located on the Nile, about 40 km south of Thebes, in the New Valley Governorate.

The modern geographic area is known as Naga el-Gherira (Egyptian Arabic: الغريرة‎).

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