Hmon Taing
Hmon Taing is a village in Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region. Hmon Taing is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lake Pyar Kan Quarter, as well as near the village Ka Twin Chan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanbawzathadi Palace and Shwemawdaw Paya.
Kanbawzathadi Palace
Museum
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Kanbawzathadi Palace is a palace in Bago, Myanmar. The original palace, built for King Bayinnaung in 1556, consisted of 76 apartments and halls. It was burned down in 1599.
Shwemawdaw Paya
Buddhist temple
Photo: Vera & Jean-Christophe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shwemawdaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. At 125 m in overall height, the Shwemadaw is the tallest stupa in the world. The annual pagoda festival is a 10-day affair that takes place during the Burmese month of Tagu. Shwemawdaw Paya is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hmon Taing.
Hintha Gon Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: ခင်မောင်မောင်လွင်, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hintha Gon Pagoda is a major Buddhist shrine located in Bago, in the Bago Region of Myanmar. It is a popular tourist destination, named after the legendary Hintha bird, a symbol of the Mon people. Hintha Gon Pagoda is situated 2 miles northeast of Hmon Taing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bago.
Bago
Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bago or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Bago Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of Myanmar with a population of 254,000.
Hmon Taing
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “Mondaing”
- Category: locality
- Location: Bago Township, Bago District, Bago Region, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.31462° or 17° 18′ 53″ northLongitude
96.4843° or 96° 29′ 4″ eastElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
7M9R8F7M+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 12794052743OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1480339
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In Other Languages
“Hmon Taing” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Hmon Taing”
- Burmese: “မှုန်တိုင်း”
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Explore places such as Lake Pyar Kan Quarter and Ka Twin Chan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stupa and ရှေးအဆောက်အဦ.
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