Taukkyan War Cemetery
The Taukkyan War Cemetery is a cemetery for Allied soldiers from the British Commonwealth who died in battle in Burma during the Second World War. The cemetery is in the village of Taukkyan, about 25 kilometres north of Yangon on Pyay Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Htauk Kyant War Memorial Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hlawga National Park.
Hlawga National Park
Park
Hlawga Park is an open zoo in Myanmar's Yangon Region, covering 6.23 km) wildlife park, a 62-acre mini-zoo and a 660-acre buffer zone. Hlawga National Park is situated 2 miles west of Taukkyan War Cemetery.
Taukkyan War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Mingaladon Township, North Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
17.03603° or 17° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
96.13218° or 96° 7′ 56″ eastOpen location code
7M9R24PJ+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 314159571OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7688705
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Swedish—“Taukkyan War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ထောက်ကြံ့ စစ်သင်္ချိုင်း”
- Czech: “Válečný hřbitov Taukkyan”
- Japanese: “タウキャン戦没者墓地”
- Swedish: “Taukkyans krigskyrkogård”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ရွှေကျီးသာစာသင်တိုက် and Police Station.
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