Zawyet el-Maiyitin

Zawyet el-Maiyitin
Zawyet el-Maiyitin
Location in Egypt
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Country  Egypt
Governorate Minya Governorate
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

Zawyet el-Maiyitin or Zawyet Sultan or Zawyet el-Amwat is a small village in Egypt, located in the Minya Governorate.

The site has a small step-pyramid of the late 3rd Dynasty, remarkable for being the only pyramid built on the east bank of the Nile. It also comprises rock-cut tombs of the late Old Kingdom.

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