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Shwezigon Pagoda
A gilded stupa in Bagan that served as the prototype for all Burmese stupas, enshrining relics of the Buddha.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Pakokku
Magway, Myanmar · Asia
About Pakokku
Pakokku is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Nyaung-U, 29km from Ananda Temple.
Pakokku is in Magway, Myanmar, with about 130,000 people. The nearest town is Nyaung-U, about 24 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Pakokku: Shwezigon Pagoda (25 km), Ananda Temple (29 km), Bagan (30 km).
Where is Pakokku?
Pakokku is in Magway, Myanmar, about 24 km from Nyaung-U.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 126,938
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Magway
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 21.3349, 95.0844
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Worth the detour from Pakokku
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Ananda Temple
Bagan's best-preserved temple, a masterpiece of Mon architecture featuring four 9.5-meter standing Buddha statues facing the cardinal directions.
29 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
Bagan
A vast archaeological zone with over 2,000 surviving Buddhist temples, pagodas, and monasteries scattered across a dusty plain along the Irrawaddy River.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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