El Hawawish

Rock tombs at El Hawawish

El Hawawish (Arabic: الحواويش) is the ancient necropolis (cemetery) for the city of Akhmim in the 9th Nome of Upper Egypt (UE09), in modern the Sohag Governorate, Egypt.

26°36′N 31°49′E / 26.600°N 31.817°E / 26.600; 31.817