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. [1]

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  1. ^ Zawyet Sultan

28°03′N 30°49′E / 28.050°N 30.817°E / 28.050; 30.817


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zawyet_el-Maiyitin
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