Thanlyin

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Thanlyin is a town in Myanmar’s Yangon Region, historically known as an important port and trading center across the Yangon River from central Yangon.

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Thanlyin canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
bridgeConnectsTo Yangon
connectedBy Thanlyin Bridge
continent Asia
country Myanmar
currencyUsed Myanmar kyat
governedBy Thanlyin Township administrative authorities
linked to: Thanlyin Township
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasEconomicActivity retail
shipping
trade
hasEducationalInstitution Myanmar Maritime University
Technological University Thanlyin
hasHeritageSite Kyaik Khauk Pagoda
hasIndustry logistics
manufacturing
port-related services
hasMinorityReligion Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
hasNearbySettlement Kyauktan
South Dagon
Thaketa
hasPortFunction supporting Yangon port activities
hasReligiousMajority Buddhism
hasReligiousSite Kyaik Khauk Pagoda
various Buddhist monasteries
hasTransport river port
road connections to Yangon
historicalRole port city
trading center
languageUsed Burmese
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Thanlyin Township
Yangon Region
locatedInFormerColony British Burma
linked to: Colony of Burma
locatedInRegion Lower Myanmar
locatedInSubregion Yangon River delta
linked to: Irrawaddy Delta
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Myanmar
locatedInTimeZone Myanmar Standard Time
locatedNear Yangon
locatedOnRiver Yangon River
partOf Yangon metropolitan area
linked to: Yangon District
regionCapitalOf Thanlyin Township
roadAccessVia Thanlyin Bridge No. 1
linked to: Thanlyin Bridge

Thanlyin Bridge No. 2
linked to: Thanlyin Bridge
UTCOffset +6:30

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