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.
28 km · about 35 min drive
AsiaMyanmarMon
Thaton
Mon, Myanmar · Asia
About Thaton
Thaton is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Don Wun, 28km from Hpa-An Caves and Karsts.
Thaton is in Mon, Myanmar, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Don Wun, about 27 km away.
Thaton (Burmese: သထုံမြို့, MLCTS: sa. htum mrui.pronounced [θətʰòʊɰ̃ mjo̰]; Mon: သဓီု /səthɜ̤m/) is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 kilometres (140 mi) southeast of Yangon and 70Read more
kilometres (43 mi) north of Mawlamyine. Thaton was the capital of Thaton Kingdom from at least the 4th century BC to the middle of the 11th century AD.
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Within an hour or so of Thaton: Hpa-An Caves and Karsts (28 km).
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Thaton is in Mon, Myanmar, about 27 km from Don Wun.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 123,727
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Mon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.9187, 97.3700
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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