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Alam Destination Guide

Discover Alam in Myanmar

Alam in the region of Kachin is a town located in Myanmar - some 412 mi or ( 662 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Local time in Alam is now 02:20 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kohima, Itanagar, Imphal, Zhedao, and Tengyue. When in this area, you might want to check out Kohima . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Alam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mali River

The Mali River (Mali Hka) is a river that originates in northern Burma. It flows approximately 320 km, when it meets with the N'Mai River and forms the Ayeyarwady River. Construction of the Myitsone Dam has begun at this confluence.

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Located at 25.71 97.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma

Myitkyina University

Myitkyina University is a university in northern Myitkyina, Myanmar. Since 1996, on-campus student housing has been banned. However, there are plans to reopen the Hkakabo (to house 120 male students) and Swunparabo (to house 128 female students) residence halls in 2013.

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Located at 25.42 97.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Myitkyina, Universities and colleges in Burma

Myitkyina

Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located 1,480 kilometers from Yangon, and 785 kilometers from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below 40 kilometers from Myit-son of its two headstreams. It is the northernmost river port and railway terminus in Myanmar.

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Located at 25.38 97.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Irrawaddy River, Populated places in Kachin State, Township capitals of Burma

Kawmein Pagoda

Kawmein Pagoda is a pagoda in Myitkyina, Myanmar. It is also known as Myoti Pagoda. In July 2010, Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, and wife Daw Mya Mya San attended ceremony at the pagoda to hoist diamond orbs.

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Located at 25.39 97.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Myitkyina

Myitkyina Airport

Myitkyina Airport is an airport in Myitkyina, Burma.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.38 97.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Burma, Airports in Burma

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