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Yangon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 096 10 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 96.1667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Commercial center and principal port of Myanmā; site of numerous notable pagodas including Sule and Botataung (both over 2000 years old), and Shwe Dagon; occupied by British 1824; severely damaged by earthquake and tidal wave 1930; further damage during WW II. |
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| Yangon (preferred,C,V)
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| Rangoon (C,V,English-P)
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| Yandoon (C,V)
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| Yangôn (C,V)
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| Rangun (C,V)
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| רנגון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Dagon (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Yangon (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Yangon (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since at least 6th century CE |
| city (C) |
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founded by King Alaungpaya, 1755 |
| national capital (H) |
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until 2005 |
| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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Buddhist, with pagodas over 2000 years old |
| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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