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DAGON MYOTHIT (SEIKKAN)
Like the other "new city" projects build by the military government in the late 80s, Dagon Seikkan is known for its formal housing shortages and the government's abortive attempts to meet the people's needs. Though it is mostly industrial, the township is also home to the Ayerwon Art Gallery, which has exhibited works by students at the nearby National University of Arts and Culture.
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Dagon
‘Little NGO world’ ‘Foreigners’ ghetto’ ‘Hipster Yangon’ Located...
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Mingaladon
Mingaladon Township is best known for being home to the ever-expanding Yangon...
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Kyauktada
This is the beating heart of downtown Like Pabedan, it’s full of colonial...
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Bahan
Coming up north from downtown, we hit one of Yangon’s better known...
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Botahtaung
Botahtaung winds up from the gritty port and its gleaming gold pagoda through...
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Kamaryut
Farther west along University Avenue road is Kamaryut Township Judging by the...