cathedral
Shwedagon Pagoda
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Yangon, Myanmar · Asia
Pauktaw is worth a stop: 6km from Shwedagon Pagoda.
Pauktaw is a town located in Yangon, Myanmar. With a population of 4,876, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Pauktaw sits in Myanmar. It's in the Asia/Yangon time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pauktaw to your route.
Insein Prison (Burmese: အင်းစိန်ထောင်) is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon), the old capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma). From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)Read more
from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents.
The prison is notorious worldwide for its inhumane conditions, corruption, abuse of inmates, and use of mental and physical torture.
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Pauktaw is located in Yangon, Myanmar, Asia. The coordinates are 16.8834 latitude, 96.0948 longitude.
Pauktaw has a population of approximately 4,876 people, making it a town in Myanmar.
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cathedral
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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