Myanmar

This is the largest inland lake in Southeast Asia. It is located in Mohnyin Township in the Kachin State of Myanmar. The lake measures 8…

The Shwesandaw Pagoda is well known in Pyay. The Pagoda is situated on the eastern bank of Irrawaddy river and Myanmar’s most venerated structure stands…

This pagoda is one of the oldest in Shwebo. It is supposed to have been built by King Alaung Sithu of the Bagan Dynasty. The…

The Kyaikkalo and the Kyaikkalei are the two ancient Pagodas standing on the left side of the highway running from Yangon to Bago,. The pagodas…

The Royal Mandalay Palace is located between 12th street and 26th street, in the heart of Mandalay city. Mandalay Palace was the first palace to…

The Thatbyinnyu Temple is among one of the four significant monuments in Bagan. The temple is towering above the other monuments of Bagan, the magnificence…

Nearby the Hgnet Pyit Taung structure is the famous Shin Arahan Oakkyaung or the Shin Arahan Brick Monastery. It was known to be the dwelling…

MYANMAR POPULATION Myanmar has a population of about 50 million. Current population figures are rough estimates because the last partial census, conducted by the Ministry…

THE PYU KINGDOM The Pyu arrived in Myanmar in the 1st century BC and established city kingdoms at Binnaka, Mongamo, Sri Ksetra, Peikthanomyo, and Halingyi.…

Indein is one of the small villages of Inle Lake located on the western bank of the lake. A Buddha image has enshrined at a…

According to Rakhine chronicles, Lord Buddha in his life time visited the city of Dhannyawadi (Grain Blessed) in 554 B.C. The Rakhine king Sandar Suriya…

Nat Ma Taung, also known as Mount Victoria, is a mountain in Kanpet-let, Mindut and Matupi townships of Chin State in western Myanmar. Part of…