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Touring Gatkon in Myanmar

Gatkon in the region of Yangon is located in Myanmar - some 211 mi or ( 339 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gatkon

Time in Gatkon is now 11:27 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Phayao, Mae La Noi, 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 Gatkon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Inner/Outer Pilgrimages - Burma

9:56 min by IOPilgrimages
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This video pays tribute to the beautiful people and country of Burma (Myanmar) with music by Kristin Luna Ray. Inner/Outer Pilgrimages leads journeys to awaken both the traveler and the people we visi ..

-HD-祈りの国ミャンマーより-The Scenes from Myanmar-

7:26 min by eurasiatravel
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祈りの国ミャンマーより-The Scenes from Myanmar- ..


Myanmar 2012 - Market Twante (1225)

2:36 min by Jan van Bekkum
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The market of Twante, a town near Yangon in Myanmar (Burma) ..

Myanmar 2012 - Twante (1220)

9:32 min by Jan van Bekkum
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Twante, a city near Yangon ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Twante Canal

The Twante Canal is a canal that connects the Irrawaddy River and the Yangon river in Myanmar. The 35 km canal is a heavily used short cut between the city of Yangon and the Irrawaddy Division. The canal is named after the town of Twante, located near the canal's mid-way point. The canal was the quickest route from Yangon to the Irrawaddy Delta until the 1990s when roads between Yangon and the Irrawaddy Division became usable year round. The canal is still heavily used.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.72 95.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Canals in Burma, Yangon Region

National Highway 1 (Burma)

National Highway 1 (NR1), literally "The Road to Mandalay ") is an important south-north flowing highway of central Burma and the busiest road in the country. It connects Yangon to Meiktila where it joins the National Highway 4 going east and then NR1 continues north to Mandalay.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.79 96.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Roads in Burma

Yangon Children's Hospital

The Yangon Children's Hospital (YCH) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ကလေး ဆေးရုံ) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. The YCH was established in 1960 under the Yangon General Hospital with a capacity of 60 beds. In 1962-1963, the hospital moved to Myenigon with the capacity of 80 beds. In 1963, the hospital moved again to current 8.73-acre compound. The current main building was built in 1970 with Canadian aid, and opened in September 1978.

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Located at 16.79 96.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Hospitals established in 1960, Hospitals in Yangon

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် စမ်းချောင်း; abbreviated to အ. ထ. က. စမ်းချောင်း) (commonly known as Sanchaung 2 High School or St. Philomena's High School), located in Sanchaung township, is a public high school in Yangon. The mostly-girls school offers classes from kindergarten to Tenth Standard (or Grade 1 through Grade 11 in the new nomenclature).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.81 96.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Education in Yangon, High schools in Burma

Practising School Yangon Institute of Education

The Practising High School, Yangon Institute of Education (commonly abbreviated TTC Yangon) is a high school in Yangon, Myanmar. TTC stands for Teachers' Training College, which is now Institute of Education. Although it is a "high school" in the technical sense, TTC's student body comprises students from Grade I (formerly Kindergarten) to Grade Eleven (formerly Tenth Standard) or Matriculation, the highest standard in Myanmar education system.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.82 96.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Education in Yangon, High schools in Burma