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Yangon:
It was
essentially a small settlement called Dagon,
meaning the city on a spit of land. King
Alaungpaya renamed it as Yangon, meaning
the City of the End of Strife, meaning Peaceful
City. The architects of modern Yangon were
Lieutenant Fraser of the Bengal Engineers
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Bago: It is
just 80 km by car from Yangon. It is a
one-time capital of the Hanthawady
Dynasty of Mon kings. It was founded by
two Mon princes, who strangely saw a
female himsa bird perching on the back
of the male one. Taking it as a good
omen, the two prices built a city on the
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Kyaikhtiyo:
Kyaikhtiyo pagoda is also known as the
Golden Rock Pagoda. It is situated in Kyaikhto township in Mon State,
four-hour drive from Yangon. There is a
well-beaten path leading to the Pagoda
on the peak of the mountain. It
automatically makes a good trekking ...
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Mandalay: Mandalay
is about 620 km north of Yangon and is reachable
by land, waterway and flight. Mandalay was
the capital of the last Myanmar Empire and
is the second largest city after Yangon.
The three most impressive are handicraft
makings, gold-leaf making & bronze casting
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Sagaing: An ancient
capital of royal Myanmar. In the rolling
hills are countless hermitages for hermits
and monasteries for monks, rest houses for
nuns and laymen. It is and ideal place or
peace of mind, away from the fast pace of
city life. It is sublime to wander in these
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Bagan: The ruins
of Bagan cover a tract of country, measuring
about 16 square miles along the east bank
of Ayeyarwady. The monuments which are now
in all stages of decay were erected mostly
from the 11th - 13th centuries AD, during
which Bagan was in its heydays. Now that
Bagan ...
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Inle: Inle Lake
is on the plateau of Shan State. It is in
Nyaungshwe Township, not far from Taunggyi.
It is 22 km long and 11km wide. It is reachable
by car or flight via Heho from Yangon. The
people are virtually Inthas who are staunch
Buddhists. Inle Lake is really indolent,
surrounded by blue mountains ...
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Mrauk U: Mrauk
- U situated in latitude 20-44'N and
longitude 93 26'E was once the capital
of the once powerful Rakhine Kings the
archaeological remains in Rakhine (Arakan),
as we now see them, date chiefly from
the 15th and 16th centuries. It stands
at Aung Dat creak about 50 miles (80 Km)
from the mouth of Kaladan River where...
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