Located in the
Fayyum,
Egypt,
el-Lahun (alt.
Illahun,
Lahun, or
Kahun [the latter being a
neologism coined by archaeologist
William Matthew Flinders Petrie]) is the workers' village associated with the
pyramid of
Senusret II . It is located near the modern village of
al-Lāhūn , and is often known by that name. Also nearby is the pyramid itself, known as the Pyramid of Lahun. The ancient name of the site was
rꜣ-ḥn.t, literally, "Mouth (or Opening) of the Canal"), realized in the Fayyūmic dialect of
Coptic as ).