Inwa
Inwa, located in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt numerous times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Ava” and “Ava Nandaw”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jade Pagoda.
Jade Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Ninjastrikers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyauksein Pagoda, formally known as the Varocana Kyauksein Zedi, is a Buddhist pagoda located in the outskirts of Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. The pagoda itself is covered over 10,000 long tons of jade, rising to a height of 75 feet 6 inches, and is reputed to be the world's first jade pagoda. Jade Pagoda is situated 2½ miles east of Inwa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tada-U and Amarapura.
Tada-U
Town
Photo: Mayor mt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tada-U is a town in central Myanmar about 10 km from the provincial capital of Mandalay and is the principal town of Tada-U Township and Tada-U District. There is an air force base located in the town. Tada-U is situated 3 miles south of Inwa.
Amarapura
Photo: DANIEL JULIE, CC BY 2.0.
Amarapura is a city in Mandalay Division in Central Myanmar. It was the capital of Burma in the early 19th century and is the home of a famous bridge.
Myitnge
Town
Myitnge is a town in Amarapura Township in the Mandalay Region of central Burma. It is situated between Amarapura and the Myitnge River and lies along National Highway 1 which connects it to the city of Mandalay in the north. Myitnge is situated 5 miles east of Inwa.
Inwa
- Categories: human settlement and town in Myanmar
- Location: Mandalay Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.8583° or 21° 51′ 30″ northLongitude
95.98304° or 95° 58′ 59″ eastElevation
233 feet (71 metres)Open location code
7MHQVX5M+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 1694613492OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Inwa” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Ava (şəhər, Myanma)”
- Azerbaijani: “Ava”
- Belarusian: “Ава (горад)”
- Belarusian: “Ава”
- Burmese: “အင်းဝမြ”
- Burmese: “အင်းဝမြို့”
- Catalan: “Innwa”
- Chinese: “阿瓦”
- Dutch: “Ava”
- French: “Ava”
- Galician: “Ava, Myanmar”
- Galician: “Ava”
- German: “Ava”
- German: “Inwa”
- Greek: “Άβα”
- Greek: “Άουα”
- Greek: “Ίνουα”
- Hindi: “आवा”
- Indonesian: “Inwa”
- Irish: “Inwa”
- Italian: “Ava”
- Japanese: “インワ”
- Korean: “아바”
- Korean: “어와”
- Latin: “Ava”
- Lithuanian: “Inva”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Innwa”
- Norwegian: “Innwa”
- Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻအိဉ်းဝ”
- Polish: “Inwa”
- Portuguese: “Ava”
- Russian: “Ава”
- Shan: “ပၢၼ်ဢႃႇဝ”
- Spanish: “Ava”
- Swedish: “Ava”
- Tamil: “அவா”
- Tamil: “ஆவா”
- Tamil: “இன்வா”
- Thai: “อังวะ”
- Ukrainian: “Ава (місто)”
- Ukrainian: “Ава”
- Vietnamese: “Innwa”
- Vietnamese: “Inwa”
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