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Twante Township

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Twante Township also Twantay Township (တွံတေး မြို့နယ်) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). [1]

16 relations: Administrative divisions of Myanmar, British rule in Burma, George Orwell, Irrawaddy River, Mahabodhi Temple, Myanmar, Myanmar Standard Time, Pagoda festival, Shwesandaw Pagoda (Twante), Thingyan, Townships of Myanmar, Twante Canal, Twante Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Yangon River.

Administrative divisions of Myanmar

Myanmar is divided into twenty-one administrative subdivisions, which include: The regions were called divisions prior to August 2010, and five of them are named after their capital city, the exceptions being Ayeyarwady Region and Tanintharyi Region.

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British rule in Burma

British rule in Burma, also known as British Burma, lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a Province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence.

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George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic whose work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism and outspoken support of democratic socialism.

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Irrawaddy River

The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River (also spelt Ayeyarwaddy) is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar.

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Mahabodhi Temple

The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple"), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Myanmar Standard Time

Myanmar Standard Time (MMT) (မြန်မာ စံတော်ချိန်,; formerly Burma Standard Time (BST)) is the standard time in Myanmar, 6:30 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+06:30).

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Pagoda festival

Pagoda festivals (ဘုရားပွဲ; paya pwe) are regular festivals found throughout Burma (Myanmar) that commemorate major events in pagoda's history, including the founding of a pagoda and the crowning of the pagoda's hti (umbrella).

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Shwesandaw Pagoda (Twante)

The Shwesandaw Pagoda, or Shwesandaw Paya, (ရွှေဆံတော်ဘုရား) is a Buddhist Stupa in Twante Township, south of Yangon region, Myanmar.

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Thingyan

Thingyan (Arakanese:; from Sanskrit saṁkrānti, which means "transit ") is the Burmese New Year Festival and usually falls around mid-April.

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Townships of Myanmar

Townships (မြို့နယ်) are the third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar.

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Twante Canal

The Twante Canal (တွံတေး တူးမြောင်း) is a canal that connects the Irrawaddy River and the Yangon river in Myanmar.

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Twante Township

Twante Township also Twantay Township (တွံတေး မြို့နယ်) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar).

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Yangon

Yangon (ရန်ကုန်မြို့, MLCTS rankun mrui,; formerly known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") was the capital of the Yangon Region of Myanmar, also known as Burma.

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Yangon Region

Yangon Region (formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar.

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Yangon River

The Yangon River (also known as the Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers in Myanmar.

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Redirects here:

Twantay Township, Twante, Twante township.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twante_Township

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