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Leingon Destination Guide

Delve into Leingon in Myanmar

Leingon in the region of Sagain is a city in Myanmar - some 144 mi or ( 232 km ) North of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Current time in Leingon is now 05:30 AM (Friday) . 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 Hong Son, Lampang, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, and Zigyaung. While being here, make sure to check out Mae Hong Son . 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 Leingon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Burma: Land of Golden Temples & Floating Gardens

8:14 min by OATTravel
Views: 13223 Rating: 5.00

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
Views: 7490 Rating: 5.00

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 ..


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. ..

Myanmar Joker Performance

2:12 min by kevin3434343434
Views: 1640 Rating: 0.00

A Myanmar dance performance modeled after traditional marionette performances. The dance is accompanied with an six person orchestra. ..


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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.

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Located at 21.82 95.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mandalay Region, Township capitals of Burma

Myitnge River

Myitnge River (Burmese: မြစ်ငယ် or Dokhtawaddy River is a major tributary of Ayeyarwady River in Myanmar . The name Myitnge in Burmese and Dokhtawaddy in Pali both mean "little river" in comparison with the Ayeyarwady or "big river".

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Located at 21.87 95.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma

Kaunghmudaw Pagoda

The Kaunghmudaw Pagoda (Yaza Mani Sula Kaunghmudaw; also spelled Kaung-hmu-daw) is a large pagoda on the northwestern outskirts of Sagaing in central Myanmar (Burma). Modeled after the Ruwanwelisaya pagoda of Sri Lanka, the Kaunghmudaw is known for its egg-shaped design, which stands out among more traditional-style, pyramid-shaped Burmese pagodas. The stupa's formal name Yaza Mani Sula signifies the enshrinement of Buddhist relics inside its relic chamber.

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Located at 21.93 95.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Burma, Places of worship in Burma, Sagaing Region, Visitor attractions in 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.

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Located at 21.70 95.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 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 21 km away
Tags: Amarapura, Amarapura Township, Populated places in Mandalay District

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