Northern Myanmar

Northern Myanmar is a region of Myanmar.

Cities

Other destinations

Understand

Kachin State has been de facto independent from central government's control since 1962, when the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) unilaterally seceded from the Union of Myanmar. A peace deal struck in 1994 after a government army offensive made the arrangement more or less permanent, with the KIO-controlled area formalized as Kachin State Special Region #1, although KIO itself promptly split up into squabbling factions and the internal situation remains precarious at best.

Talk

In Special Region #1, Mandarin will get you a lot further than Burmese (or English).

Get in

Getting in depends on where you're going. For access to government-controlled areas like the capital Myitkyina, there are direct flights from Yangon, although the adventurous may also opt to travel by train from Mandalay (24-30 hours). For the rebel-controlled north, you'll either have to battle your way through massive bureaucracy to secure permits, or take the easier way out and enter via China.

Get around

Myitsone (Mali Zup), a confluence of the Mali and Nmai Rivers, a naturally splendid hangout.

See
Bawbawgyi Pagoda at Sri Ksetra
  • The Pyu Ancient Cities (also known as the Pyu city-states) — a world heritage site made up of several ruins around Northern Myanmar, some of them older than 2000 years

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