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Zawyet el-Maiyitin

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Zawyet el-Maiyitin

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.

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