Nay Pyi Taw
Naypyidaw, officially romanised as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar.
Naypyidaw, officially romanised as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely planned city and not part of any state or region. The city, previously known only as Pyinmana District, officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar on 6 November 2005; its official name was revealed to the public on Armed Forces Day, 27 March 2006.
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Worth seeing in and around Nay Pyi Taw
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Library of Myanmar
The National Library of Myanmar is the national library of Myanmar. The library operates two branches: one in Yankin Township, Yangon, and the other in Naypyidaw.
4.1 km · national library · Wikipedia - 02Maravijaya Buddha
Māravijaya Buddha is an 81 feet marble statue of the Buddha in Dekkhinathiri Township, Naypyidaw, the national capital of Myanmar. The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue.
7.7 km · buddha statue in Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 03National Museum Nay Pyi Taw
The National Museum of Myanmar ) is a modern museum located near the Kumudra circle, in Ottarathiri Township, Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Besides the older National Museum of Myanmar in Yangon, it is the second of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar.
4.3 km · national Museum in Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 04Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium
Wunnatheikdi Indoor Stadium is an indoor stadium located inside Zabuthiri Sports Complex in Naypyidaw. It is composed of Stadium, Stadium and Stadium.
5.6 km · indoor stadium in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 05Paung Laung Stadium
Paung Laung Stadium is an association football stadium at Pyinmana, Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
9.1 km · football stadium Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 06Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden
The Naypyidaw Water Fountain Garden is a garden in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. The 165-acre garden is situated near the Naypyidaw City Hall with a steel structure arch-way.
900 m · park in Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 07Naypyitaw State Academy
Naypyitaw State Academy is a state university located in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar. Situated in Zabuthiri Township, the institution comprises faculties of arts, science, law, economics, medicine, social studies, and sports.
7.5 km · state university in Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 08National Herbal Park
The National Herbal Park is a 200-acre park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and regions of Myanmar, are grown in the park.
800 m · park in Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Defence Services Museum
An enormous half open-air, half housed complex celebrating the country's military.
- 02Gems Museum
Three enormous sculptures depicting the three most important kings in Burmese history: Anawrahta, Bayinnaung and Alaungpaya U Aung Zeya.
- 03National Herbal Park
Exhibits of plants having medicinal applications from all of the major regions of Burma.
- 04Naypyidaw Safari Park
- 05National Museum
Opened in 2015, after the capital was moved from Yangon to Naypyidaw.
- 06Uppatasanti Pagoda
The pagoda, which houses a Buddha tooth relic from China, is nearly a replica of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and stands 100 m high.
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Things to do
City Park (Behind the city hall). Park with a playground and water fountain complex, which hosts a musical light show every night. Golf. Naypyidaw has four golf courses, Nay Pyi Taw City Golf Course, Yaypyar Golf Course, Yan Aung Myin Golf Course and Royal Myanmar Golf Course. Ngalaik Lake Gardens (~10 km from Naypyidaw). A small water park along Ngalaik Dam, near Kyweshin Village on Ngalaik Lake.
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Where to eat
- 01Satori Japanese Restaurant Naypyitaw
Myat Pan Thazin St, နေပြည်တော်,.
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Getting to Nay Pyi Taw
- Airports
- Nay Pyi Taw (NYT), 16 km · Mandalay (MDL), 218 km
- Mandalay → Nay Pyi Taw248 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · $22–31
- Yangon → Nay Pyi Taw327 km · quickest by road, 6h 4m · $31–43
- Chiang Mai → Nay Pyi Taw318 km · quickest by air, 6h 57m · ฿2,380–3,680
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Next door to Nay Pyi Taw
- Pyinmanahuman settlement9.7 km
- Dekkhinathiri Townshiptownship of Myanmar9.8 km
- Ottarathiri Townshiptownship of Myanmar7.4 km
- Zabuthiri Townshiptownship of Myanmar1.7 km
- Pyinmana Townshiptownship of Myanmar8.9 km
- Nay Pyi Taw (South)district in Myanmar6.9 km