Pye

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Pye is an alternative transliteration of Pyay, a historic city in central Myanmar located on the Irrawaddy River.

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Pye canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeRole city in Bago Region
alternativeName Pyay
alternativeTransliterationOf Pyay
associatedWithAncientKingdom Pyu city-states
climateType tropical savanna climate
coordinateApproximate 18.8167°N 95.2167°E
country Myanmar
countryCapitalOf Pyu Kingdom (historical, via nearby Sri Ksetra)
distanceFromYangonApproximate 260 km northwest
economicActivity agriculture
trade
elevationApproximate ~47 m above sea level
formerName Prome
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Sri Ksetra archaeological area
hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Pyu Ancient Cities
linked to: Pyu city-states
heritageContext Pyu ancient cities
linked to: Pyu city-states
historicalEraImportance Pyu period
historicalRegion Lower Burma
linked to: Lower Myanmar
historicalSignificance important Irrawaddy River trading center
languageMajority Burmese
locatedIn Bago Region
central Myanmar
locatedInSubregion western Bago Region
linked to: Bago Region
locatedOnRailway Yangon–Mandalay Railway
locatedOnRiver Irrawaddy River
locatedOnTransportRoute Yangon–Mandalay Highway
nameRomanizationVariant Prome
Pyay
Pye
nearbyAncientCity Sri Ksetra
railConnection connected to Mandalay
connected to Yangon
regionalFunction commercial center for surrounding agricultural areas
regionCapitalOf Pyay District
religionMajority Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
riverBankLocation eastern bank of the Irrawaddy River
riverPortOn Irrawaddy River
riverValley Irrawaddy Valley
roadConnection connected to Mandalay
connected to Yangon
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
transportHubType rail
river port
road
utcOffset +6:30
writingSystemUsedForName Burmese script

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