Zawyet el-Maiyitin | |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Egypt |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Minya Governorate |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 28.05°N 79°W |
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.