cathedral
Shwedagon Pagoda
A gilded 99-meter stupa in Yangon, the most sacred Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar.
11 km · about 20 min drive
AsiaMyanmarYangon
Thanhlyin
Yangon, Myanmar · Asia
About Thanhlyin
Thanhlyin is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wazu, 11km from Shwedagon Pagoda.
Thanhlyin is in Yangon, Myanmar, with about 79,000 people. The nearest town is Wazu, about 6 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Thanhlyin: Shwedagon Pagoda (11 km).
Where is Thanhlyin?
Thanhlyin is in Yangon, Myanmar, about 6 km from Wazu.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 78,667
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Yangon
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.7819, 96.2468
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Worth the detour from Thanhlyin
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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