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Touring Banaw in Myanmar

Banaw in the region of Mandalay is a city located in Myanmar - some 142 mi or ( 229 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Banaw

Time in Banaw is now 04:36 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai. Being here already, consider visiting Phayao . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Banaw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Burma: Land of Golden Temples & Floating Gardens

8:14 min by OATTravel
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bit.ly On Overseas Adventure Travel's Burma (Myanmar) adventure, see travelers visit a floating market on Inle Lake and meet monks—and their trained cats—at Nga Phe monastery. Throughout the trip, you ..

Mrauk U, Myanmar (Burma) - Lonely Planet travel video

1:12 min by LonelyPlanet
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Visit www.lonelyplanet.com for more information about Myanmar (Burma). Robert Reid, Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor and Myanmar guidebook author, shares his favorite place in the emerging Southeast A ..


Amarapura Train - Myanmar Burma

0:52 min by John Meckley
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Narrow Gauge passenger train at crossing near Amarapura, Myanmar. ..

Burma: Sagaing

2:37 min by arievanh
Views: 2522 Rating: 5.00

Sagaing is a religious and monastic center in Burma, just 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay. Like in Mandalay, there are many Buddhist monasteries and temples. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tada-U

Tada-U or Tadau is a town in central Burma about 10km from the provincial capital of Mandalay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 21.82 95.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mandalay Region, Township capitals of Burma

Mandalay International Airport

Mandalay International Airport (Burmese: မန္တလေး အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်), located 35 km south of Mandalay in Tada-U, is one of only three international airports in Burma. Completed in 1999, the airport is the largest and most modern airport in the country, complete with a 14,000-foot (4267-m) runway which is the longest runway in use in Southeast Asia and capacity to handle up to 3 million passengers a year. It is the main operating base of Golden Myanmar Airlines.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 21.70 95.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Airports in Burma, Mandalay

Amarapura

Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi township in the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava (Inwa) in the south. It was the capital of Myanmar twice during the Konbaung period (1783–1821 and 1842–1859) a before finally supplanted by Mandalay 11 km north in 1859. It is historically referred to as Taungmyo (Southern City) in relation to Mandalay.

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Located at 21.90 96.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Amarapura, Amarapura Township, Populated places in Mandalay District

Zawgyi River

Zawgyi River is a river of eastern Burma (Myanmar). It flows through the foothills of the Shan Mountain range in Shan State. It is a tributary of the Myitnge River (Doktawaddy) entering it about 20 km north of Kyaukse at Nyaungbintha.

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Located at 21.77 96.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma, Shan State

Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport

Mandalay Chanmyathazi Airport is a domestic airport in Burma that served Mandalay and surrounding areas. It has largely been replaced by Mandalay International Airport.

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Located at 21.94 96.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Airports in Burma, Mandalay

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