Zawyet el-Maiyitin

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

The site has the Pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin 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. Its ancient name was Hebenu. [https://egittologia.cfs.unipi.it/en/research/zawyet-sultan/ Zawyet Sultan]

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Category:Archaeological sites in Egypt

Category:Populated places in Minya Governorate

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