Yangon
West Yangon District
Bahan Township

Shwekyin Nikarya monastery

Shwekyin Nikarya monastery is a Buddhist temple in , . Shwekyin Nikarya monastery is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near .
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Theravada
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Yangon Zoological Gardens.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded located in , Myanmar. is situated 3,000 feet west of Shwekyin Nikarya monastery.

Zoo
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The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in . Located immediately north of downtown near , the 70-acre recreational park also includes a museum of natural history, an aquarium and an amusement park. is situated 3,200 feet south of Shwekyin Nikarya monastery.

Museum
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The , located in , , is a museum dedicated to General Aung San, the founder of modern . Established in 1962, the two-story museum was Aung San's last residence before his assassination in July 1947. is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Shwekyin Nikarya monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Dagon Township.

Photo: Thettin684, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by in 2005.

Suburb
is located immediately north of downtown . The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the west, in the east, and , and in the south.

Suburb
is a township of , Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with in the west, Bahan township in the north, in the south, in the southwest, and the and in the east.

Shwekyin Nikarya monastery

Latitude
16.80028° or 16° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
96.15786° or 96° 9′ 28″ east
Open location code
7M8RR525+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6011697789
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­theravada
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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In Other Languages

“Shwekyin Nikarya monastery” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရွှေကျင်နိကာရကျောင်းတိုက်”

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Highlights include Pagoda and White Elephant Statue.

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