Pegu City

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Pegu City is a historic urban center in Myanmar, known for its ancient Buddhist temples and role as a former capital of the Mon Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic city
human settlement
climate tropical monsoon climate
country Myanmar
directionFromYangon northeast
distanceToYangon_km approximately 80
economyActivity agriculture
tourism
trade
hasAlternativeName Bago NERFINISHED
Pegu NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritageType Buddhist heritage
Mon heritage
hasCulturalSignificance center of Mon Buddhist traditions
hasHeritage Mon culture
hasHistoricalPeriodOfProminence early modern period
pre-colonial era
hasLanguage Burmese NERFINISHED
Mon
hasNearbyMajorCity Yangon NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature ancient Buddhist temples
historic pagodas
hasNotableSite Kanbawzathadi Palace site NERFINISHED
Kyaikpun Pagoda NERFINISHED
Shwemawdaw Pagoda NERFINISHED
hasReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection Yangon–Mandalay highway NERFINISHED
Yangon–Mandalay railway NERFINISHED
hasUrbanType regional capital city
historicalRole former royal capital
important Buddhist religious center
isAdministrativeCenterOf Bago Region NERFINISHED
isTouristDestination true
locatedIn Bago Region NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Myanmar NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerCountry Mon Kingdom NERFINISHED
locatedInSubregion Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Myanmar Standard Time NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bago River NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Asia
region Lower Myanmar NERFINISHED
religiousArchitectureType Theravada Buddhist temples
religiousMajority Buddhist
utcOffset +6:30
wasCapitalOf Mon Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Pegu alsoKnownAs Pegu City