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Makawtaung Destination Guide

Explore Makawtaung in Myanmar

Makawtaung in the region of Kachin is a town in Myanmar - some 392 mi or ( 632 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Makawtaung is now 01:20 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Kohima, Itanagar, Imphal, Zhedao, and Zhangfeng. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kohima . We saw 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 Makawtaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Myanmar Jade Land

6:16 min by kosoeu
Views: 9689 Rating: 3.67

About Myanmar Jade mine at Northern Myanmar. Manual work. ..

Kachin manau festival Misterfrancis's photos around Myitkyina, Myanmar (kachin bag in myanmar)

1:53 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 3253 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Misterfrancis's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about thes ..


Train from Myitkyina

12:10 min by miloderu1
Views: 76 Rating: 5.00

Glimpses of scenery from the train, Myitkyina to Mandalay. Being just a week away from Thingyan (water festival) the train was already a target for water bombs,so couldn't get many stations along the ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.38 97.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.39 97.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Myitkyina

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.42 97.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Myitkyina, Universities and colleges in Burma

Myitkyina Airport

Myitkyina Airport is an airport in Myitkyina, Burma.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.38 97.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Burma, Airports in Burma

Nampong Air Force Base

Nampong Air Force Base is a Myanmar Air Force base in Myitkyina, Myanmar (Burma). Formerly known as Myikyina West, it is located several miles to the west of Myitkyina. It is in current military use and home to a fighter squadron and an attack squadron.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 25.35 97.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Burma, Airports in Burma

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