Zawyet el-Maiyitin or Zawyet Sultan or Zawyet el-Amwat is a small village in Egypt, located in the Minya Governorate.
Zawyet el-Maiyitin | |
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  Zawyet el-Maiyitin Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28°03′N 30°49′E / 28.050°N 30.817°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Minya Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
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.
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