Nyaung Shwe
| ညောင်ရွှေ မြို့ Nyaung Shwe |
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| Coordinates | 20 ° 39 ′ N , 96 ° 56 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Myanmar | ||
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Shan state | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MM-17 | ||
| height | 889 m | ||
| Residents | 1300 (1994) | ||
 Channel to Inle Lake
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Nyaung Shwe ( Burmese ညောင်ရွှေ မြို့ , BGN / PCGN : nyaungzhwemyo) is a city north of Inle Lake in Shan State in Myanmar .
description
Nyaung Shwe is located about 15 km south of Shwe-nyaung on a canal that leads to Inle Lake and is the tourist gateway to Inle Lake. In addition to hotels and restaurants, this also includes boat docks and the possibility of renting boats. Nyaung Shwe can be reached via the airport in Heho west of Shwe-nyaung .
History
Nyaung Shwe was the seat of a Shan prince for centuries. The last Shan prince, Sao Shwe Thaike, became the country's first president after Burma gained independence in 1948.
Attractions
- Shwe Yan Pyay Monastery north of the city.
gallery
pagoda 
Channel to Inle Lake 
Landing stage 
Embark 
Pile dwelling 
restaurant 
Boat trip 
Life on the lake 
Life on Inle Lake 
Boat harbor
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.stefan-loose.de/loose-travel-club/club/myanmar/nyaungshwe accessed on February 15, 2018
- ↑ Schacht: Instructions for Use for Burma 2013, p. 33.
literature
- Andrea Markand, Markus Markand, Martin H. Petrich, Volker Klinkmüller: Myanmar. (Burma) (= Stefan Loose Travel Manuals. ). 2nd completely revised edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7701-6147-5 , p. 358.
- Martin Schacht: Instructions for use for Burma - Myanmar . Piper, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-27628-3 .
Web links
Commons : Nyaung Shwe - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Inle See - collection of pictures, videos and audio files