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natural wonder
Hpa-An Caves and Karsts
A landscape of dramatic limestone karsts and caves filled with thousands of Buddha statues near the town of Hpa-An in Kayin State.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Mawlamyine
Mon, Myanmar · Asia
About Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine sits on the route: 10 minutes from Martaban, 44km from Hpa-An Caves and Karsts.
Mawlamyine is in Mon, Myanmar, with about 440,000 people. The nearest town is Martaban, about 4 km away.
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့, MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [mɔ̀ləmjàɪ̯ɰ̃ mjo̰]; Thai: เมาะลำเลิง; Mon: မတ်မလီု, Mon pronunciation: [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Yangon andRead more
70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. Mawlamyine was an ancient city and the first capital of British Burma. It also serves as the capital of Mon State.
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Within an hour or so of Mawlamyine: Hpa-An Caves and Karsts (44 km).
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Mawlamyine is in Mon, Myanmar, about 4 km from Martaban.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 438,861
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Mon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.4905, 97.6282
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