Kemmendine
District of Yangon
Yangon Region - Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections.

Located at 16.8256, 96.1503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1945 births, Alumni of St Hugh's College, Oxford, Alumni of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Amnesty International prisoners of conscience, Buddhist pacifists, Burmese democracy activists, Burmese human rights activists, Burmese Nobel laureates, Burmese pacifists, Burmese prisoners and detainees, Burmese socialists, Burmese Theravada Buddhists, Burmese women in politics, Burmese women writers, Civil rights activists, Congressional Gold Medal recipients, Gandhians, Honorary Companions of the Order of Australia, Living people, National League for Democracy politicians, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Nonviolence advocates, Olof Palme Prize laureates, People from Yangon, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients, Prisoners and detainees of Burma, Recipients of the Sakharov Prize, UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize laureates, University of Delhi alumni, The Elders (organization), Women Nobel laureates, Members of the Pyithu Hluttaw

Rangoon bombing

The Rangoon bombing of October 9, 1983, was an assassination attempt against Chun Doo-hwan, the fifth President of South Korea, orchestrated by North Korea. Two of the bombers were captured, one of whom confessed to being a North Korean military officer.

Located at 16.8025, 96.1477 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Burma, History of South Korea, History of North Korea, Terrorist incidents in 1983, Terrorism in Burma, Yangon, Improvised explosive device bombings, 1983 in Burma, 1983 in South Korea, 1983 in North Korea, Assassination attempts, Terrorism committed by North Korea, North Korea–South Korea relations, Mass murder in 1983

University of Yangon

Yangon University (formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest and most well-known university in Myanmar. The university offers mainly graduate degree (master's, post-graduate diploma and doctorate) programmes in liberal arts, sciences and law. Full-time bachelor's degree have not been offered at the university's main campus since the student protests of 1996.

Located at 16.83, 96.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1878, Universities and colleges in Yangon, Arts and Science universities in Burma, ASEAN University Network, Academic institutions formerly affiliated with the University of Calcutta

University of Medicine 1, Yangon

The University of Medicine 1, Yangon (formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B. ,B.S. (equivalent of the M.D. ) degrees and graduate (diploma, master's and doctoral) degrees in medical science. The university is perhaps the most selective university in the country, and admits approximately 600 students annually based solely on their college matriculation exam scores.

Located at 16.8192, 96.1339 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Schools of medicine in Burma

Yangon General Hospital

The Yangon General Hospital (YGH) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ပြည်သူ့ ဆေးရုံကြီး) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. Located in a 14 hectares compound, the 1500-bed hospital consists of three Medical Wards, three Surgical Wards, one Trauma and Orthopaedic Ward, and 24 specialist departments for inpatient care. The hospital also runs an ER for general medicine, general surgery and traumatology. The hospital has a staff of about 300 doctors and over 400 nurses.

Located at 16.7792, 96.1496 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Yangon, Hospitals established in 1899

Inya Lake

Inya Lake is the largest lake in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Located 6 mi (10 km) north of downtown Yangon, Inya Lake is bounded by Parami Road on the north, Pyay Road on the west, Inya Road on the southwest, University Avenue on the south, and Kaba Aye Pagoda Road on the east. The area surrounding Inya Lake is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Yangon.

Located at 16.8368, 96.1452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Burma, Yangon, Scouting and Guiding in Burma

Yangon Institute of Economics

The Yangon Institute of Economics is the premier university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as the Department of Economics of Yangon University in 1924, the institute became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The institute offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and diplomas, mostly in commerce, statistics and economics. It is also the primary business school in the country, offering full-time, executive and online MBA degrees.

Located at 16.8336, 96.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Business schools in Burma, Universities and colleges in Burma, ASEAN University Network

Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon

BEHS 2 Dagon (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် ဒဂုံ မြို့မကျောင်း; formerly, Myoma National High School) is a nationally known public high school located a few miles north of downtown Yangon. The former nationalist high school founded for the children of the common folk, now educates mostly the children of well-to-do Burmese families from Dagon and vicinity. No.2 Basic Education High School was formerly known as Myoma National Boy's High School.

Located at 16.7857, 96.1475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Burma, Education in Yangon, Education in Burma

Practising School Yangon Institute of Education

The Practising High School, Yangon Institute of Education (commonly abbreviated TTC Yangon) is a high school in Yangon, Myanmar. TTC stands for Teachers' Training College, which is now Institute of Education. Although it is a "high school" in the technical sense, TTC's student body comprises students from Grade I (formerly Kindergarten) to Grade Eleven (formerly Tenth Standard) or Matriculation, the highest standard in Myanmar education system.

Located at 16.8178, 96.1344 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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High schools in Burma, Education in Yangon

Yangon Institute of Marine Technology

The Yangon Institute of Marine Technology (IMT),, located in Yangon, Myanmar, is a public institute offering mainly two-year diplomas in mercantile nautical technologies. The institute also offers four-year bachelor's degrees and post-graduate diplomas in select fields. The institute aims to "train seafarers to become internationally recognized marine personnel, so that they can be employed onboard vessels owned by national and foreign shipping companies".

Located at 16.8303, 96.1195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Technological universities in Burma, Universities and colleges in Burma

National Museum of Myanmar

The National Museum of Myanmar,, located in Dagon, Yangon, is the main museum of Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-story museum has an extensive collection of ancient artifacts, ornaments, works of art, inscriptions and historic memorabilia, related to history, culture and civilization of Burmese people.

Located at 16.7886, 96.1425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums established in 1952, National museums, Museums in Yangon

Workers' College

Workers' College was an affiliated college of Yangon University. The college, located in Botataung in eastern Yangon, offered undergraduate programs in liberal arts, sciences and law mostly to part-time students. Since 2004, the campus of Workers' College has been turned into the newly created National Management University of Myanmar.

Located at 16.83, 96.1354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Arts and Science universities in Burma

Yangon Institute of Nursing

The Yangon Institute of Nursing is a university of nursing, located in Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. It is one of three universities in the nation that offers a four-year bachelor's degree program in nursing. The YIN also offers a master's degree program in nursing and diploma programs in dental, EENT, mental health, pediatrics, critical care, and orthopedics. The institute, which admits only 100 students per year, is one of the more selective universities in the nation.

Located at 16.7795, 96.1441 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Schools of medicine in Burma, Universities and colleges in Burma

University of Foreign Languages, Yangon

The University of Foreign Languages, Yangon, located in Yangon, is the leading university for the study of foreign languages in Myanmar. The university offers full-time four-year bachelor's degree programs, and part-time diploma programs in the study of several Asian and European languages. The university is popular with students interested in careers in the tourism industry, and/or finding work overseas.

Located at 16.8244, 96.1411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Yangon, Universities and colleges in Yangon Region, Arts and Science universities in Burma, Universities and colleges in Burma, Educational institutions established in 1964

Yangon Zoological Gardens

The Yangon Zoological Gardens (Yangon Zoo) is the oldest and the second largest zoo in Myanmar. Located immediately north of downtown Yangon near Kandawgyi Lake, the 69.25-acre recreational park also includes a museum of natural history, an aquarium and an amusement park. With a collection of nearly 200 species and 1100 species, the zoo draws nearly 2.2 million visitors annually.

Located at 16.7917, 96.1594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yangon, Zoos in Burma, Buildings and structures in Yangon, 1906 establishments in Burma, Zoos established in 1906

People's Square and Park

The People's Square and Park is one of the major parks surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. Located west of the great pagoda to the former Pyithu Hluttaw (People's Parliament) complex, the 135.72 acre (54.92-hectare) park is bounded by Pyay Road to its west, U Wisara Road to its east, Dhammazedi Road to its north and Ahlone Road to its south. The area had been part of the palace grounds of Queen Shin Sawbu and later a golf course for some years during the colonial days.

Located at 16.7969, 96.1428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yangon, Buildings and structures in Burma, Buildings and structures in Yangon

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် စမ်းချောင်း; abbreviated to အ. ထ. က. စမ်းချောင်း) (commonly known as Sanchaung 2 High School or St. Philomena's High School), located in Sanchaung township, is a public high school in Yangon. The mostly-girls school offers classes from kindergarten to Tenth Standard (or Grade 1 through Grade 11 in the new nomenclature).

Located at 16.8064, 96.135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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High schools in Burma, Education in Yangon

Yangon Children's Hospital

The Yangon Children's Hospital (YCH) (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ကလေး ဆေးရုံ) is a major public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. The YCH was established in 1960 under the Yangon General Hospital with a capacity of 60 beds. In 1962-1963, the hospital moved to Myenigon with the capacity of 80 beds. In 1963, the hospital moved again to current 8.73-acre compound. The current main building was built in 1970 with Canadian aid, and opened in September 1978.

Located at 16.7883, 96.1364 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Yangon, Hospitals established in 1960

Yangon Central Women's Hospital

The Yangon Central Women's Hospital (Burmese: ရန်ကုန် ဗဟို အမျိုးသမီး ဆေးရုံ) is a public hospital in Yangon, Myanmar. It is also a tertiary care teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the Yangon Institute of Nursing, and the University of Paramedical Science, Yangon.

Located at 16.7815, 96.1418 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Hospitals in Yangon

Battle of Elephant Point

The Battle of Elephant Point was an airborne operation conducted by a composite Gurkha airborne battalion that took place on 1 May 1945. In March 1945, plans were made for an assault on Rangoon, the capital of Burma, as a stepping-stone on the way to recapturing Malaya and Singapore.

Located at 16.8, 96.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre, Military history of Burma during World War II, 1945 in Burma, 1945 in India, Airborne operations, Aerial operations and battles

Fushan Si Temple

Fushan Si Temple (Chinese: 福山寺; pinyin: Fúshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-san-sī; Burmese: ကုက္ကိုင်းဘုရားကျောင်း; also spelt Fu Shan Si or Fu Sun Si), located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, is a Hokkien Chinese temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese with ancestry from Anxi County in Fujian Province. The temple is managed by the Kheng Hock Keong Temple in downtown Yangon.

Located at 16.8252, 96.1543 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Yangon

Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda

Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda also Nga Htat Gyi Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Burma, located off Shwegondine Road, A distinct five-tiered pagoda, the original 20.5 feet high Buddha image was donated by Prince Minyedeippa in 1558. A Buddha, 45.5 feet on a pedestal, 30 feet (9.1m) high and 46 feet (13.9m) wide was erected at the temple in 1900.

Located at 16.8083, 96.1625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Yangon

National Highway 1 (Burma)

National Highway 1 (NR1), literally "The Road to Mandalay ") is an important south-north flowing highway of central Burma and the busiest road in the country. It connects Yangon to Meiktila where it joins the National Highway 4 going east and then NR1 continues north to Mandalay.

Located at 16.7931, 96.1308 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roads in Burma

Gymkhana Ground, Rangoon

The Gymkhana Ground was a cricket ground in Rangoon, Burma (today Yangon, Myanmar). The first recorded match held on the ground was in December 1912, when Rangoon Gymkhana played the Europeans. Two further matches were held in that month, with Upper Burma playing the Europeans, and Burma playing the Europeans. The next recorded match on the ground came in 1927 when Rangoon Gymkhana played its only first-class match against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.

Located at 16.7916, 96.141 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in Burma, Buildings and structures in Yangon

Embassy of the United States, Rangoon

The Embassy of the United States in Rangoon represents the official diplomatic mission of the American government in Burma (Myanmar), provides assistance to American citizens and issues visas to foreign nationals, for the purposes of visiting and immigration.

Located at 16.8254, 96.1447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Burma–United States relations, Diplomatic missions of the United States, Diplomatic missions in Rangoon