Sa Lin Stadium

Salin Stadium (Burmese: စလင်း အားကစားကွင်း is a multi-use stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 3,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football and track and field competitions.

Type: Stadium
Description: sports stadium in Yangon, Myanmar
Also known as: “Salin Stadium” and “စလင်းကွင်း - Sa Lin Stadium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and National Museum.

Shwedagon Paya

Buddhist temple

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The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. Shwedagon Paya is situated 2 miles southeast of Sa Lin Stadium.

National Museum

Museum

Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Museum of Myanmar, located in Dagon, Yangon, is the larger of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-storey museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, work of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people. National Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Sa Lin Stadium.

People’s Square and Park

Park

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The People's Square and Park is one of the major parks surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Located west of the great pagoda to the former Pyithu Hluttaw complex, the 135.72 acre park is bounded by Pyay Road to its west, U Wisara Road to its east, Dhammazedi Road to its north and Ahlone Road to its south. People’s Square and Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sa Lin Stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sanchaung Township and Kamaryut Township.

Sanchaung Township

Suburb

Sanchaung Township is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Township in the east, Kyimyindaing Township in the west, and Dagon Township and Ahlon Township in the south.

Kamaryut Township

Suburb

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Kamayut Township is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Hlaing township in the north, Hlaing township and Kyimyindaing township in the west, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the east, and Sanchaung township in the south.