Mandalay Hill
Mandalay Hill is a 240 metres hill located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage site for Burmese Buddhists for nearly two centuries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include University of Traditional Medicine and Kuthodaw Pagoda.
University of Traditional Medicine
University
The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay, in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine. The Ministry of Health and Sports administered university under the department of traditional medicine offers a five-year Bachelor of Myanmar Traditional Medicine degree program and accepts about 100 students a year.
Kuthodaw Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma, that contains the world's largest book. It lies at the foot of Mandalay Hill and was built during the reign of King Mindon.
Sandamuni Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandamani Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located southwest of Mandalay Hill. It was commissioned by King Mindon Min in 1874 as a memorial to Mindon Min's younger brother, Kanaung Mintha, who was assassinated along with 3 princes, Malun, Saku, and Maingpyin, during the 1866 Myingun Prince rebellion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aungmyethazan Township and Chanayethazan Township.
Aungmyethazan Township
Suburb
Aungmyethazan Township is the northernmost township of Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Patheingyi Township in the east, Chanayethazan Township in the south.
Chanayethazan Township
Suburb
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Chanayethazan Township is a township located in downtown Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and the Mandalay Palace in the north, and Patheingyi Township in the east, Maha Aungmye Township in the south, and the Ayeyarwady river in the west.
Mandalay Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 253 feet
- Description: hill in Mandalay, Myanmar
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Patheingyi Township, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.01522° or 22° 0′ 55″ northLongitude
96.10752° or 96° 6′ 27″ eastElevation
253 feet (77 metres)Open location code
7MJR2485+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 596328844OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Mandalay Hill” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “မန္တလေးတောင်”
- Chinese: “曼德勒山”
- Dutch: “Mandalay Hill”
- French: “Mandalay Hill”
- Hebrew: “גבעת מנדליי”
- Italian: “Collina di Mandalay”
- Korean: “만달레이 언덕”
- Polish: “Wzgórze Mandalaj”
- Spanish: “Cerro Mandalay”
- Thai: “เขามัณฑะเลย์”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as U Poke Htaw Ward and Oe Bo Ward.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include မြွေကြီးနှစ်ကောင်ဘုရား and Sutaungpye Pagoda.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mandalay Hill”. Photo: DerFussi, CC BY-SA 3.0.