Isna (Esne, ancient Egyptian Iunit (Ίwnyt) or Ta-Senit (T3-Snit), Coptic Sne, other Greek Λατόπολις (Latopolis or Letopolis)) is a city on the western bank of the Nile, 54 km south of Luxor and 49 km northwest of Idfu. Population approx. 30,000 people. Isna is one of the centers of Coptic Christianity. Near Isna is a dam on the Nile, along which the highway passes.

The Greek name of the city comes from the word “lates”, perch. The Nile perch (Lates niloticus) was considered a sacred fish here, the companion of Neith. The temple of Khnum, revered here along with Neith, is located in the center of the city, but on a platform that is 10 m lower than the surrounding area. The construction of this majestic temple began under Ptolemy VIII and ended during the time of Roman rule, under the emperors Claudius and Vespasian. Another, smaller temple dedicated to the same deity was located about 4 km north of Latopol, in a village called Ed-Deir. Here, as well as in a large temple, there was an image of the Zodiac, created under Ptolemy III Euergetes. This temple was destroyed in the 19th century, as it had the misfortune to be located on the path of laying a new canal. On the banks of the Nile, a nilometer and a Roman embankment are partially preserved, on the stones of which you can see the cartouches of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Approximately 4 km to the south-west, on the east bank of the Nile near the village of Sarnih, two rock stelae were discovered dating from the beginning of the reign of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton).