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Shwedagon Pagoda
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Nyaung
Yangon, Myanmar · Asia
About Nyaung
Nyaung is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Set Ka Lay, 8km from Shwedagon Pagoda.
Nyaung is in Yangon, Myanmar, with about 44,000 people. The nearest town is Set Ka Lay, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Nyaung?
Within an hour or so of Nyaung: Shwedagon Pagoda (8 km).
Where is Nyaung?
Nyaung is in Yangon, Myanmar, about 4 km from Set Ka Lay.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 43,828
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Yangon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.8346, 96.0880
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Worth the detour from Nyaung
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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