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Washawng Destination Guide

Discover Washawng in Myanmar

Washawng in the region of Kachin is a place located in Myanmar - some 400 mi or ( 643 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Local time in Washawng is now 12:30 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kohima, Itanagar, Imphal, Zhedao, and Zhangfeng. When in this area, you might want to check out Kohima . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Washawng ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 20 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 20 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 21 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Myitkyina

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