Zawiyet el Maytin

There is little left of this ancient city that was the capital of the sixteenth Nome of Upper Egypt called Hebenu. There are the remains of a 3rd Dynasty pyramid, some shards and the face of the tomb of Nefersekheru from the 18th-19th Dynasty. It is a beautiful area and borders one of the largest Muslim cemeteries in Egypt. The area is sometimes called Kom el-Ahmar (red hill).