Bagan Travel Guide & Reviews

(formerly Pagan)


Age: founded in 1044 AD
Area: 118.4 km²
Population: 6.166 million
Location: Latitude 21° 10' N. Longitude 94° 51' E
Temperature: Min 10°C - Max 43°C


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Seinnyet Nyima & Seinnyet Ama Paya

Seinnyet Nyima & Seinnyet Ama Paya
Seinnyet Nyima & Seinnyet Ama Paya
 

Shwegugyi

Shwegugyi
info Shwegugyi (ရွှေဂူကြီး ဘုရား) is built by Alaungsithu in 1311, this smaller but elegant pahto is an example of the Middle period, a transition in architectural style from the dark and cloistered to the airy and light.
 

Bagan Museum

Bagan Museum
info The new Bagan Museum glorifies the golden age of Burman culture, those 250 years during which thousands of temples were built in and around the Myanmar capital of Bagan. The builders of Bagan apparently reserved brick for religious monuments for nothing remains of the other buildings, that must have been wooden, in this great capital.
 

Shwesandaw Pagoda

Shwesandaw Pagoda
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info Shwesandaw Pagoda (ရွှေဆံတော်ဘုရား) was built by King Anawrahta during the late 11th Century.
 

Myingyan

Myingyan
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info Myingyan (မြင်းခြံ) is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meikhtilar Division of Upper Myanmar. The city has a population of 260,000. It lies in the valley of the Ayeyarwady River, to the south of Mandalay, on the east bank of the river.
 

Shwezigon Pagoda

Shwezigon Pagoda
info Shwezigon Pagoda (ရွှေစည်းခုံစေတီ) is situated between the village of Wetkyi-in and Nyaung U.
 

Pakkoku

Pakkoku
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 info On the other side of the Ayeyarwaddy River, lies this town, near Bagan. Pakkoku (ပခုက္ကူ) is well-known for the production of Tobacco. Other than Tobacco plantation, it also produces palm sugar jaggery, thanakha logs, longyis and blankets called "Anyar Saung". Pakkoku is accessible from Mandalay by car and by ferry boat.
 

Sulamani Pagoda

Sulamani Pagoda
info Sulamani Pagoda (စူဠာမဏိဂူဘုရား) meaning "Crowning Jewel", was built in 1181 by King Narapati Sithu, who reigned from 1174 to 1211.
 

Popa

Popa
info Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes. The most noticeable feature is Popa Hill, or the Mt. Popa (ပုပ္ပါးတောင်), an extinct volcano, to the south-east. The highest peak is 1518 metres (4,981 feet) above sea-level. The volcano is known to be extinct since 250,000 years.
 

Tharabar Gateway

Tharabar Gateway
info Tharabar (သရပါ) is derived from the Pali term “Sarabhanga” meaning “Shield Against Arrows.”
 

Salay

Salay
info Salay (စလေ) is about 120km from Bagan to the south.
 

Thatbyinnyu Pagoda

Thatbyinnyu Pagoda
info Thatbyinnyu Pagoda (သဗ္ဗညုဘုရား) is remarked to be constructed during the mid 12th century and built by King Alaung Sithu.
 

Bagan Archaeological Museum

Bagan Archaeological Museum
The Bagan Archaeological Museum (ပုဂံပြတိုက်) is the best museum to visit for every traveler to Bagan. 
 

Magway

Magway
Magway (မကွေး) is the capital of Magway Division.
 

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