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Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃.ɡòʊɰ̃]), formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital ...
- Downtown Yangon
Downtown Yangon (also known as the Yangon Central Business...
- Rangoon (Disambiguation)
Rangoon, or Yangon, is the former capital city of Myanmar.....
- Yangon International Airport
Yangon International Airport (Burmese:...
- Myanmar
Throughout the colonial era, many Indians arrived as...
- British rule in Burma
The British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948,...
- Downtown Yangon
Yangon ( Burmese: ရန်ကုန်မြို့) also known as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It was also the capital city until 2006. The city is by a river called Hlaingthayar, and is close to the sea. Yangon has more than 4 million people living there. History.
' Golden Dagon Pagoda ') and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The Shwedagon is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar, as it is believed to contain relics of the four previous Buddhas of the present kalpa .
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; Burmese: မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay ...
The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as Shwedagon Zedi Daw ( Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်), is a Buddhist stupa and pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. It is considered the most sacred Buddhist site in the country. It's believed to hold relics of past Buddhas, including strands of hair from Gautama Buddha.
