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Explore Mingun in Myanmar

Mingun in the region of Sagain is a town in Myanmar - some 159 mi or ( 257 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mingun

Current time in Mingun is now 07:53 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Phayao . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mingun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

48 hours in Mandalay

3:56 min by Aung Myat
Views: 8532 Rating: 4.97

This is our latest work that we shot in Mandalay which is the 2nd-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma (Myanmar). We tried our best in this clip & finished my directing during 48 hours thr ..

Inle Lake, Myanmar

1:18 min by John Doe
Views: 5403 Rating: 3.89

A boat trip through the villages on Lake Inle in Myanmar. See my photographs from Myanmar at www.inle.de ..


Myanmar 2012- Boat trip from Mandalay to Bagan (1145)

9:55 min by Jan van Bekkum
Views: 2767 Rating: 5.00

Boat trip from Mandalay to Bagan in Myanmar (Burma) ..

Lady of Mandalay by FAN YEZ

4:22 min by FANYEZ
Views: 887 Rating: 5.00

FAN YEZ sings a lounge music tribute to the Burmese people. Recorded at Studio City Sound, California Mixed by Tom Weir, Grammy Award Winning Mixer, Arranged by Michael Parnell and William Randolph Jo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mingun

Mingun is a town in Sagaing Region, northwest Myanmar (Burma), located 11 km up the Ayeyarwady River on the west bank from Mandalay. Its main attraction is the ruined Mingun Pahtodawgyi.

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Located at 22.05 96.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Burma, Populated places in Sagaing Region

Mingun Bell

The Mingun Bell is a bell located in Mingun, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is located approximately 11 km north of Mandalay on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was the heaviest functioning bell in the world at several times in history.

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Located at 22.05 96.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1810 works, Buddhism in Burma, Buddhist art and culture, Buddhist temples in Burma, Burmese culture, Individual bells, Pitched percussion

Hsinbyume Pagoda

The Hsinbyume Pagoda (also known as Myatheindan Pagoda) is a large pagoda on the northern side of Mingun in Sagaing Region, on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It is approximately 10 km northwest of Mandalay and is located in the proximity of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi. The pagoda is painted white and is modeled on the physical description of the Buddhist mythological mountain, Mount Meru.

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Located at 22.06 96.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Places of worship in Burma, Sagaing Region, Visitor attractions in Burma

Burma

Burma, also known as Myanmar, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia bordered by China, Thailand, India, Laos and Bangladesh. One-third of Burma's total perimeter of 1,930 kilometres forms an uninterrupted coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Its population of over 60 million makes it the world's 24th most populous country and, at 676,578 km (261,227 sq mi), it is the world's 40th largest country and the second largest in Southeast Asia.

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Located at 22.00 96.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Burma, Countries of the Indian Ocean, Former British colonies, Former socialist republics, Least Developed Countries, Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Military dictatorship, Republics, Southeast Asian countries, States and territories established in 1948

Basic Education High School No. 8 Mandalay

Basic Education High School No. 8 Mandalay (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် မန္တလေး; formerly, St. Joseph's Convent School) is a public high school in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The all-girls school offers classes from kindergarten to Tenth Standard to about 3600 students.

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Located at 21.99 96.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: High schools in Burma, Mandalay

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