Taung Pon
Taung Pon is a village in Pakokku Township, Pakokku District, Magway. Taung Pon is situated nearby to the village ချမ်းသာကြီး, as well as near Chan Thar Gyi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thatbyinnyu Temple and Tharaba Gate.
Thatbyinnyu Temple
Buddhist temple
The Thatbyinnyu Temple is a Theravadin Buddhist temple in Bagan, Myanmar. The temple is recognized as a monument in the Bagan Archeological Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thatbyinnyu Temple is situated 2½ miles southeast of Taung Pon.
Tharaba Gate
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tharabha Gate is the only surviving gate of Bagan. The gate is located to the east of the old city. Although the Burmese chronicles assert that the city of Bagan was fortified in 849 CE, radiocarbon dating of evidence dates the foundation of the main walls to c. Tharaba Gate is situated 2½ miles east of Taung Pon.
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0.
Nathlaung Kyaung Temple; is a Hindu temple located within the ancient city walls of Bagan, Myanmar. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and is the only remaining Hindu temple in the Bagan archaeological zone. Nathlaung Kyaung Temple is situated 2 miles southeast of Taung Pon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagan and Myit Chay.
Bagan
Photo: Zaidush, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bagan is an area and archaeological site in the Central region of Myanmar, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Myit Chay
Town
Myit Chay is a town located in Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Myanmar. It is in the west bank of the Irrawaddy River and directly opposite to the temple town of Bagan. It is a small town where the locals mainly make a living from agriculture. Myit Chay is situated 4½ miles north of Taung Pon.
Taung Pon
- Type: Village
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Pakokku Township, Pakokku District, Magway, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.18366° or 21° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
94.83143° or 94° 49′ 53″ eastOpen location code
7MHP5RMJ+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 432044695OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Taung Pon” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တောင်ပုံ”
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Highlights include ရွှေပုံသာရွာဦးကျောင်း Chan Thar Gyi Village and စေတီ.
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