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Paung Destination Guide

Explore Paung in Myanmar

Paung in the region of Mon is a town in Myanmar - some 233 mi or ( 375 km ) South-East of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Paung

Current time in Paung is now 08:00 AM (Sunday) . 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: Tha Song Yang, Mae Sot, Mae Ramat, Chiang Mai, and Yangon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tha Song Yang . 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 Paung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Karen Dancers

5:30 min by DerekTonkin
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A troupe of dancers from Kayin (Karen) State at a Karen village wedding in Mon State near Moulmein (Mawlamyine). ..

飛行機からの雲3!clouds from airplane.

0:47 min by 憂国の士 アキラ
Views: 84 Rating: 5.00

バングラデシュのダッカからタイのバンコクに行くタイ航空の便に搭乗の際に飛行機の中から撮影した美しい雲。 I was on the way to Bangkok in Thailand from Dahka in Bangladesh by Thia airways. I saw beautiful clouds from the airplane. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mottama

Mottama is a small town in the Thaton district of Mon State, Myanmar. Located on the north bank of the Thanlwin river, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing, Mottama was the first capital of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in the 13th and 14th centuries, and an entrepôt of international repute until the mid-16th century. Mottama was the terminus of the road and the railroad from Yangon, where the Thanlwin empties into the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.53 97.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Old Cities of Mon people, Populated places in Mon State

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine)

Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyaing) is the longest bridge in Burma, and connects the city of Mawlamyaing with Mottama. Constructed at the confluence of the Thanlwin River, the Gyaing River and the Attayan River in Mon State, the bridge has a two-mile (3 km)-long motor road and four-mile (6 km)-long railroad as well as pedestrian lanes. The approach structure of the rail bridge on Mawlamyaing bank is 1.22 miles long, and on Mottama bank is 1.42 miles long.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.51 97.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 2005, Bridges in Burma, Mon State

Mawlamyine

Mawlamyine is the third largest city of Burma (Myanmar), situated 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) river. The city of 500,000 is the capital and largest city of Mon State, Myanmar, and is the main trading center and seaport in south-eastern Burma.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.48 97.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Mawlamyine, Old Cities of Mon people, Populated places in Mon State, Township capitals of Burma

Ataran River

Ataran River is a river of Burma.

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Located at 16.52 97.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma

Mawlamyine Railway Station

Mawlamyine Railway Station is a railway station located in Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar on Myanmar Railways' Bago-Mawlamyine-Dawei line. The two-story station is 290 feet long and 110 feet wide, and has a total floor area of 638,000 square feet.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.47 97.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Mawlamyine, Railway stations in Burma

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