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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Pegu City canonical 1

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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
Pegu
hasCulturalHeritageType Buddhist heritage
Mon heritage
hasCulturalSignificance center of Mon Buddhist traditions
hasHeritage Mon culture
hasHistoricalPeriodOfProminence early modern period
pre-colonial era
hasLanguage Burmese
Mon
hasNearbyMajorCity Yangon
hasNotableFeature ancient Buddhist temples
historic pagodas
hasNotableSite Kanbawzathadi Palace site
Kyaikpun Pagoda
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
hasReligion Buddhism
hasTransportConnection Yangon–Mandalay highway
Yangon–Mandalay railway
hasUrbanType regional capital city
historicalRole former royal capital
important Buddhist religious center
isAdministrativeCenterOf Bago Region
isTouristDestination true
locatedIn Bago Region
locatedInCountry Myanmar
locatedInFormerCountry Mon Kingdom
linked to: Mon kingdom
locatedInSubregion Southeast Asia
locatedInTimeZone Myanmar Standard Time
locatedNear Bago River
locatedOnContinent Asia
region Lower Myanmar
religiousArchitectureType Theravada Buddhist temples
religiousMajority Buddhist
utcOffset +6:30
wasCapitalOf Mon Kingdom
linked to: Mon kingdom

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Pegu alsoKnownAs Pegu City