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Yelaigyun Destination Guide

Touring Yelaigyun in Myanmar

Yelaigyun in the region of Sagain is a city located in Myanmar - some 165 mi or ( 265 km ) North-West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Yelaigyun

Time in Yelaigyun is now 09:01 AM (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: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chittagong, Agartala, and Zidaw. Being here already, consider visiting Mae Hong Son . 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 Yelaigyun ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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watherfestival in bagan myanmar

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strassen scene vom wasserfestival Thingyan in bagan- april 09 ..

Reunion 2008 Episode III

6:26 min by HTETgroup
Views: 140 Rating: 1.00

THEreunion was held with the close friends and family on 27 December 2008 at a French restaurant called Le Planteur in Rangoon, Burma. We raised hell. We spoke volumes. And we had loads of fun. Hooha! ..


MYANMAR I

3:55 min by Alfonso Calvo
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From Yangon to Bagan - created at animoto.com ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Chaung-U

Chaung-U is a town in central Myanmar. It is located in Monywa District, Sagaing Division. It is the principal town of Chaung-U township. In the Bagan dynasty, when King Popa Saw Rahan (also known as King Taungthugyi) governed the country, it was named "San Tauk Village". It was a large village where some different natives of the Union of Myanmar, like kayin, shan and lawah(wah) natives, lived warmly together. Then, King Kyansit founded the city gathering ten villages together, e.

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Located at 21.96 95.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Burma, Township capitals of Burma

Monywa District

Monywa District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.

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Located at 22.12 95.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Districts of Burma, Sagaing Region

Phowintaung

Phowintaung (also spelt as Hpowindaung, Powintaung, Po Win Taung) is a Buddhist cave complex located approximately 25 kilometers west of Monywa and 10 kilometers southeast of Yinmabin, in Yinmabin Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Region, Northern Burma (Myanmar). It is located on the western bank of the Chindwin River. The name of the complex means Mountain of Isolated Solitary Meditation. The complex contains 947 small and large richly decorated caves.

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Located at 22.05 94.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Caves of Burma, Places of worship in Burma, Sagaing Region, Visitor attractions in Burma

Laykyun Sekkya

The Laykyun Setkyar is the second tallest statue in the world at 116 metres . This statute of Gautama Buddha stands on a 13.5 metres throne located in the village of Khatakan Taung, near Monywa, Myanmar. Construction began in 1996 and was completed on 21 February 2008. It was built by the Chief Abbot Ven. Nãradã, who died on the 22nd of November, 2006.

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Located at 22.08 95.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 2008 sculptures, Colossal Buddha statues, Concrete sculptures, Monuments and memorials in Burma, Outdoor sculptures

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