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TOURIST
PLACES IN MYANMAR |
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Naypyidaw (formerly
Pyinmana) — newly designated capital of the
country
- Bago (formerly
Pegu) — historic city near Yangon full of
wonderful Buddhist sights
- Kawthaung —
beach town in the far south which is as much
like Thailand as Myanmar gets
- Mandalay —
former capital of the Konbaung Dynasty built
around the Mandalay Royal Palace and main
commercial centre of Upper Myanmar
- Mawlamyine (Moulmein)
— capital of Mon State and the third largest
city
- Pyin U Lwin (Maymo)
— cool town which is a wonderful former British
colonial hill station
- Taunggyi —
capital of Shan State in the heart of the Golden
Triangle
- Twante —
a delta town that is famous for pottery
- Yangon (formerly
Rangoon) — the economic centre, known for
its pagodas and colonial architecture
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Bagan —
an archaeological zone with thousands of pagodas
near the banks of the Ayeyarwady River
- Inle Lake —
a large shallow lake good for beautiful boat
trips, visiting floating villages inhabited by
the Intha people, hiking, and also a source of
excellent silk
- Kengtung —
between Mong
La (on
the border with China) and Tachileik (on
the border with Thailand) in the Golden
Triangle, known for the Ann (black
teeth people) and Akhatribes
and trekking
- Kyaiktiyo —
a gold-gilded rock sitting atop a cliff and a
major pilgrimage site
- Mount Popa —
an extinct volcano regarded as the Mount Olympus
of Myanmar, a green oasis high above the hot
plains and an easy day trip from Bagan
- Mrauk U —
former capital of the Rakhine Kingdom
- Ngapali —
beach resort in western Rakhine
State, spilling into the Bay of Bengal
- Ngwe Saung —
longest stretch of beach in Ayeyarwaddy
Division, white sandy beach and crystal clear
water are the features of Ngwe Saung Beach
- Pyay —
a town on the Ayeyarwady River midway between
Yangon and Bagan, known for its archaeological
site Sri
Kittara, the ancient Pyu capital from 2 to 9
AD
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