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Girah Destination Guide

Delve into Girah in Myanmar

Girah in the region of Bago is a city in Myanmar - some 114 mi or ( 184 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Girah

Current time in Girah is now 04:22 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Mae Sot, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai. While being here, make sure to check out Mae Sot . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Girah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mini-playback-show at a school in Myanmar.

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In a village we met a playback-contest in front of a school. The sound equipment was not very good, but there was joy and enthousiasm. Original version for better quality. Data from the wmv-version: - ..

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Interesting facts about this location

1930 Pyu earthquake

The 1930 Pyu earthquake occurred on December 3, 1930 at 18:51 UTC . The epicenter was located north to Bago, Burma, then part of British India. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 7.3, or Ms 7.3. Before the earthquake, a tremor occurred at 16:36 UTC, and its shaking was felt much milder in Yangon. 36 deaths were reported in the earthquake. The earthquake caused severe damage to Pyu, about 130 km north of Bago. Many of the masonry buildings in Pyu were wrecked.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.97 96.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: 1930 earthquakes, Earthquakes in Burma