Irrawaddy

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady is a region of Myanmar covering the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River) delta.

Cities

🌍 Yangon (Rangoon) was the capital of Myanmar until it was superseded by Naypyidaw in November 2005
🌍 Bago (Pegu) - uncountable Buddhist temples
🌍 Pathein (Bassein) - the capital of Ayeyarwady Division
🌍 Pyay
🌍 Taungoo
🌍 Thanlyin - historical port town close to Yangon.
🌍 Twante - delta town famous for its pottery.

Other destinations

🌍 Chaung Tha
🌍 Ngwe Saung
🌍 Taukkyan - the site of the war cemetery with the graves of more than 6,000 Allied soldiers who perished in Burma during WWII.
🌍 Coco Islands

Understand

Get in

Ayeyarwady Region is served by Pathein Airport (BSX^IATA) and Yangon International Airport (RGN^IATA)

Get around

See

Cape Negrais: this headland west of the Irrawaddy Delta is a landmark with scenic beaches and grand cliffs.

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Go next

gollark: Which is yet *another* failure mode.

gollark: EĦ. Again, look at real dictatorships.

gollark: Great, go do that.

gollark: Yes.

gollark: Though those dictators probably got into place by violence in some way, which creates a bit of a selection effect.

This article is issued from Wikivoyage. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.