Obo

Obo is a railway station in Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region. Obo is situated nearby to University of Traditional Medicine, as well as near the peak Mandalay Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Traditional Medicine and Mandalay Hill.

University of Traditional Medicine

University

The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay, in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine in Myanmar. The Ministry of Health-administered university under the Department of Traditional Medicine offers a five-year Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine degree program and accepts about 150 students a year. University of Traditional Medicine is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Obo.

Mandalay Hill

Peak

Photo: DerFussi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mandalay Hill is a hill 240 metres above sea level located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill.

Mandalay Palace

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

The Mandalay Palace, located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding of the new royal capital city of Mandalay. Mandalay Palace is situated 2 miles south of Obo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chanayethazan Township and Patheingyi.

Chanayethazan Township

Suburb

Photo: Ericwinny, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chanayethazan Township is a township located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and the Mandalay Palace in the north, Patheingyi Township in the east, Maha Aungmye Township in the south, and the Ayeyarwady river in the west. Chanayethazan Township is situated 3½ miles south of Obo.

Patheingyi

Town

Patheingyi is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. Patheingyi is situated 4 miles east of Obo.

Mandalay

Photo: P.khiao, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mandalay is the second largest city, and a former capital of Myanmar. The city is the economic and religious hub of upper Myanmar. The city is centred on the royal palace, and has wide avenues filled with bicycles and motorcycles.

Obo

Type: Railway station
Category: transportation
Location: Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

22.02446° or 22° 1′ 28″ north

Longitude

96.09526° or 96° 5′ 43″ east

Elevation

249 feet (76 metres)

Open location code

7MJR23FW+Q4

GeoNames ID

1303237

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