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Shwedagon Pagoda
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Sangyoung
Yangon, Myanmar · Asia
About Sangyoung
Sangyoung is worth a stop: 2km from Shwedagon Pagoda.
Sangyoung is in Yangon, Myanmar, with about 90,000 people.
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Within an hour or so of Sangyoung: Shwedagon Pagoda (2 km).
Where is Sangyoung?
Sangyoung is in Yangon, Myanmar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 89,618
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Yangon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.8061, 96.1335
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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