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Zawyet el-Maiyitin

Zawyet el-Maiyitin

Place in Minya Governorate, Egypt

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

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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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28°03′N 30°49′E


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