Where was Akhetaten built in ancient Egypt?

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Sculpted head of Akhenaten, ancient Egyptian pharaoh, with elongated facial features and a tall, ornate headdress, displayed at the Alexandria National Museum. — Akhenaten Akhenaten, sculpture in the Alexandria National Museum, Egypt.

Akhetaten (also known as Akhetaton) was built on a virgin site located on the east bank of the Nile River in Upper Egypt. The city, whose ruins are now known as Tell el-Amarna, is situated approximately 44 miles (71 km) north of modern Asyut.1

Akhenaten established this location as his new capital around 1348 BCE to serve as the center for the worship of the Aton, moving away from the traditional religious center of Thebes.1