Pyin Oo Lwin
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Pyin Oo Lwin, formerly and colloquially known as Maymyo, is a hill town in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located approximately 67 kilometers east of Mandalay at an elevation of 1,070 metres. Known a
Downtown Pyin Oo Lwin
The Governor's House, summer residence of the Governor of British Burma
The Purcell Clock Tower, a landmark of downtown Pyin Oo Lwin
Kandawgyi National Garden
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A hill station is a type of hill town, mostly in colonial Asia, but also in colonial Africa, founded by European colonists as a refuge from the summer heat. As historian Dane Kennedy observes about th
Pyin Oo Lwin
…u: lwang mrui., pronounced ; Shan: ဝဵင်းပၢင်ႇဢူႈ, Weng Pang U), formerly and colloquially known as Maymyo (Burmese: မေမြို့, MLCTS: me mrui.), is a hill town in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located approximately 67 kilometers (42 mi) east of Mandalay at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft). Known as…
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