The Egyptian city of Esna (Arabic: إسنا), known to the ancient Egyptians as Egyptian: Iunyt or Ta-senet; Greek: Λατόπολις (Latopolis) or πόλις Λάτων (Polis Laton) or Λάττων (Laton); Latin: Lato, is locate on the west bank of the River Nile, some 55 km south of Luxor, in the modern Qena Governorate.