Inya Lake

Inya Lake is the largest lake in , Burma, a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Located 6 miles north of downtown Yangon, Inya Lake is bounded by Parami Road on the north, Pyay Road on the west, Inya Road on the southwest, University Avenue on the south, and Road on the east.
Wikipedia
Photo: Hintha, Public domain.
  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 52 feet (16 metres)
  • …is also known as “Victoria Lake”
  • …was formerly known as “Lake Victoria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paya Chaukhtatgyi and Myanmar Gems Museum.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es.
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is the most well-known… is situated 2 miles southeast of Inya Lake.

Museum
, in , , is a museum dedicated to precious Burmese gem stones. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Inya Lake.

Stadium
Salin Stadium (Burmese: စလင်း အားကစားကွင်း is a multi-use stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar. is situated 2 miles southwest of Inya Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamaryut Township and Hlaing Township.

Suburb
Photo: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kamayut Township is located in the north central part of .

Suburb
, also spelt Hline, is an area…

Suburb
Photo: U Zaw Naing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located in the north-central part of .

Inya Lake

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Latitude
16.83639° or 16° 50′ 11″ north
Longitude
96.14222° or 96° 8′ 32″ east
Open location code
7M8RR4PR+HV
Geo­Names ID
1321877
Wiki­data ID
Q864297

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Inya Lake” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ինյա լիճ”
  • Azerbaijani: “İnya gölü”
  • Burmese: “အင်းယားကန်”
  • Burmese: “အင်းလျားကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Inya Lake”
  • Chinese: “茵雅湖”
  • Czech: “jezero Inya”
  • Danish: “Inyasøen”
  • French: “lac Inya”
  • French: “Lac Inya”
  • Italian: “lago Inya”
  • Japanese: “インヤー湖”
  • Korean: “인야 호수”
  • Korean: “인야호”
  • Maltese: “Lag ta‘ Inya”
  • Russian: “Озеро Инья”
  • Shan: “ၼွင်ဢိၼ်းလျႃး”
  • Slovenian: “Jezero Inya”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบอี้นย่า”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Inya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shanzu and Thayetkon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yangon Institute of Economics and Yangon University.

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