Insein Prison

Insein Prison is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of . From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Insein.
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railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma. is situated 1 mile southeast of Insein Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Mayangon Township.
is located in northern .
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is located in the northern part of . is situated 2½ miles southeast of Insein Prison.
is located in the western part of , . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Insein Prison.

Insein Prison

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Latitude
16.89363° or 16° 53′ 37″ north
Longitude
96.0976° or 96° 5′ 51″ east
Open location code
7M8RV3VX+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96914038
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q1549105

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Spanish—“Insein Prison” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်ထောင်”
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်အကျဉ်းထောင်”
  • Catalan: “presó d’Insein”
  • Chinese: “永盛监狱”
  • Chinese: “永盛監獄”
  • Dutch: “Insein gevangenis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن انسين”
  • French: “prison d’Insein”
  • French: “Prison d’Insein”
  • German: “Insein-Gefängnis”
  • Japanese: “インセイン刑務所”
  • Polish: “Insein”
  • Portuguese: “Prisão de Insein”
  • Scots: “Insein Prison”
  • Spanish: “Prision de Insein”
  • Spanish: “Prisión de Insein”

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Highlights include Inn Sein Prison and Prison Hospital.

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