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Begon Destination Guide

Discover Begon in Myanmar

Begon in the region of Mandalay is a town located in Myanmar - some 5 mi or ( 9 km ) North-East of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Begon

Local time in Begon is now 04:20 AM (Friday) . 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: Mae La Noi, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Khun Yuam, and Chiang Rai. When in this area, you might want to check out Mae La Noi . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Begon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Birma by bike 1

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Buddhas of Burma - Dharma Sanctuary.org

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Buddhas of Burma - 48 beautiful Buddha faces synced with electronica music. (the last slide is a Buddha from Thailand, a nice counterpoint to the previous 47). Audio: Tealosophy by Wishing Tree ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Uppatasanti Pagoda

Uppatasanti Pagoda (also called the "Peace Pagoda") is a prominent landmark in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Burma. The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China. It is nearly a same-sized replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 99 metres tall.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.77 96.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Naypyidaw, Religious buildings completed in 2009, Stupas

Pyinmana

Pyinmana is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. Pyinmana is approximately 200 miles north of Yangon.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.75 96.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mandalay Region, Township capitals of Burma

Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden

The Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် ရေပန်း ဥယျာဉ်) is a garden in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The 165-acre garden is situated near the Naypyidaw City Hall with a steel structure arch-way. Also included in the garden are a main pond with three fountains inside and 11 small ponds with 13 different fountains inside, a 30-foot high clock tower, nine recreation centres, two small gardens, two stone gardens and ten feet wide buggy road and footpaths.

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Located at 19.73 96.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2008 establishments in Burma, Health in Burma, Parks in Burma

National Herbal Park

The National Herbal Park (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ) is a 200-acre park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and divisions of Myanmar, are grown in the park. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines.

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Located at 19.75 96.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2008 establishments in Burma, Health in Burma, Naypyidaw, Parks in Burma

Assembly of the Union

The Assembly of the Union is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar) established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), a 224-seat upper house as well as the Pyithu Hluttaw, a 440-seat lower house (House of Representatives).

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Located at 19.77 96.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bicameral legislatures, Burmese words and phrases, Government of Burma, History of Burma, National legislatures, Parliaments by country

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