Kyaikkhauk Pagoda
Kyaikkhauk Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Thanlyin Township, in southern Yangon Region, Myanmar.
Kyaikkhauk Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Thanlyin Township, in southern Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is a popular tourist destination and also pilgrimage site for Buddhists. It is believed that the pagoda was built on Hlaingpotkon Hill about 2000 years ago by King Sulathrima of Thaton. There are four stairways and the pagoda resembles a Mon-style stupa. A pagoda festival is held in February each year. During Cyclone Nargis, the pagoda, which was located on higher elevation, served as a storm shelter for local villagers.
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Worth seeing in and around Kyaikkhauk Pagoda
3 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.
- 01Myanmar Maritime University
Myanmar Maritime University, located in Thanlyin on the outskirts of Yangon, is the premier university of maritime education in Myanmar. MMU offers 5-year bachelor's degree programs.
3.1 km · University in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 02East Yangon University
The University of East Yangon, located in Thanlyin in the southeastern suburbs of Yangon, is a liberal arts and sciences university in Myanmar. The university offers bachelor's degree programs in liberal arts and sciences and law.
1.7 km · university in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 03Co-operative University, Thanlyin
The University of Co-operative and Management, Thanlyin is a public university in the Thanlyin township of Yangon Division, Myanmar. The university offers a Bachelor of Business Science with five specializations, postgraduate diplomas and master's programmes.
3.3 km · public university in Yangon Division, Burma · Wikipedia
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