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Zawyet el Maiyitin

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Country
  
Egypt

Time zone
  
EST (UTC+2)

Governorate
  
Minya Governorate

Local time
  
Sunday 6:48 AM

Zawyet el-Maiyitin

Weather
  
13°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 85% Humidity

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.

References

Zawyet el-Maiyitin Wikipedia