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Shwhelegyaung Destination Guide

Explore Shwhelegyaung in Myanmar

Shwhelegyaung in the region of Yangon is a town in Myanmar - some 213 mi or ( 343 km ) South of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Shwhelegyaung

Current time in Shwhelegyaung is now 12:07 AM (Friday) . 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: Mae La Noi, Lampang, Chiang Mai, Zalokkyi, and Ywathitgale. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mae La Noi . We saw 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 Shwhelegyaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pa Hta Ma Su Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Moe Moe

4:27 min by BurmeseMTV
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Pa Hta Ma Su Sai Sai Kham Hlaing Moe Moe City FM 6Greetings. Welcome to Burmese MTV Channel. You may subscribe our video either here or www.BurmeseMTV.com We would like to share our music video from M ..

Myanmar (Burma) 2010. The best photos. Мьянма (Бирма) фото

6:33 min by Yuri Afanasiev
Views: 8081 Rating: 5.00

Myanmar (Burma). Photo tour to Burma in November 2010. Photos of a professional photographer - Yuri Afanasiev, Russia. 14 days of travel and photography in a wonderful country! Briefly about the trip ..


Burma: Yangon

3:57 min by arievanh
Views: 3771 Rating: 3.00

A visit to Yangon (Rangoon), the capital city of Birma. Sule Pagoda is the landmark of the heart of Yangon. It is said to be 2000 years old. The stupa is 46 m high and it is in a strange octagonal sha ..

Traffic in Yangon, Myanmar.

2:52 min by jackwsimpson
Views: 3393 Rating: 5.00

Taken October 29 by Hector Rivas near city center in downtown Yangon, Myanma. Not much traffic for center of a city of 7 million. Note the dark Toyota with the spoiler wing on the back, at around 1994 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Thilawa Port

Myanmar International Terminals Thilawa (MITT) is a deep sea port 25 km south of Yangon in Myanmar. The international multi-purpose container port, fully owned by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH), can operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility is also adjacent to the soon-to-be-developed Special Economic Zone at Thanlyin-Kyauktan area immediately south of Yangon.

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Located at 16.66 96.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Hutchison Whampoa, Ports and harbours of Burma, Ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean, Transport in Burma

Strand Hotel

The Strand (also known as Strand Hotel) is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing — or Yangon — River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, and is managed by the General Hotel Management. The hotel is named after its address, at 92 Strand Road.

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Located at 16.77 96.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Yangon, Hotels in Burma, Resorts in Burma, The Leading Hotels of the World

Botataung Pagoda

The Botataung Pagoda (also spelled Botahtaung; literally "1000 military officers") is a famous pagoda located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as Kyaik-de-att in Mon language. The pagoda is hollow within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha.

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Located at 16.77 96.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Yangon, Visitor attractions in Burma

Kheng Hock Keong Temple

Kheng Hock Keong Temple, located on the corner of Sintodan Street and Strand Road in Latha Township, Yangon (Rangoon), Burma (Myanmar), is the largest and oldest Chinese Buddhist and Taoist temple dedicated to the Chinese goddess Mazu in Yangon. It was originally built as a wooden temple in 1861 and completed in 1863. A new brick building was completed in 1903, costing over 153,000 rupees. Kheng Hock Keong is maintained by a Hokkien Chinese clan association.

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Located at 16.77 96.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Yangon

Maha Bandula Park

The Maha Bandula Park or Maha Bandula Garden (also spelt Mahabandula or Mahabandoola) is a public park, located in downtown Yangon, Burma. The park is bounded by Maha Bandula Garden Street in the east, Sule Pagoda Road in the west, Konthe Road in the south and Maha Bandula Road in the north, and is surrounded by some of the important buildings in the area such as the Sule Pagoda, the Yangon City Hall and the High Court.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 16.77 96.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Yangon, Yangon