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.
Statements (45)
| 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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