Kyaukse
Kyaukse
ကျောက်ဆည် | |
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Town | |
 Downtown Kyaukse, the Main Road, and Clock Tower | |
  Kyaukse Location in Burma | |
| Coordinates: 21°36′47″N 96°7′49″E / 21.61306°N 96.13028°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | Mandalay Region |
| District | Kyaukse District |
| Township | Kyaukse Township |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 741,071[1] |
| • Ethnicities | Burman |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Kyaukse (Burmese: ကျောက်ဆည် မြို့, pronounced [tɕaʊʔ sʰɛ̀ mjo̰]) is a town and the capital of Kyaukse District in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Lying on the Zawgyi River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Mandalay, it is served by the Mandalay-Yangon (Rangoon) railway. The first Myanmar probably settled in the area about 800, and local 12th- and 13th-century inscriptions refer to Kyaukse as “the first home”. Remains of pagodas and old cities are found throughout the area. The Shwethalyaung Pagoda, built by King Anawrahta (1044–77), is located in Kyaukse.
Kyaukse is famous for the Kyaukse elephant dance festival,[2] and for being the home town of former dictator Senior General Than Shwe. The town's industrial zone is one of more than 30 across the country.[3]
Geography[edit]
The surrounding area consists of a level strip running south from Mandalay along the foothills of the Shan Plateau. The area is located in the heart of Myanmar’s dry zone but is drained by the Panlaung and Zawgyi rivers, which were used for an ancient irrigation-canal system that predates Myanmar settlement in the area.
History[edit]
Kyaukse has been an important area in Myanmar history. It is well irrigated and lush, and has been ever since the Bagan era when it was known as the granary of the kingdom.[4]
King Anawrahta built numerous fortresses along his kingdom's borders, as well as along the rivers flowing within his lands. Tamote was one of nine fortresses along the rivers of Kyaukse region, erected because he needed protection against invasion by water.
When Than Shwe was in power at the head of the military regime, a heavy industrial zone was established in Kyaukse – supposedly to provide employment, though its population is relatively small. Kyaukse Township is now constituted with one town, 10 wards and 223 villages of 87 village-tracts.[5]
Economy[edit]
The Kyaukse area is known for its turmeric, mango and onions. The town has a relatively large shopping centre Aye Mya Kyi Lin Market.
Education[edit]
Kyaukse is home to the
- Basic Education High School No. 1 Kyaukse,
- Basic Education High School No. 2 Kyaukse,
- Basic Education High School No. 3 Kyaukse,
- Technological University, Kyaukse,
- Kyaukse University.
Notable people[edit]
- Than Shwe, Myanmar's dictator and Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council
- Saw Tun, a former Minister for Construction of Myanmar
- U Thaung, a former Minister for Science and Technology of Myanmar and former member of parliament in the Pyithu Hluttaw
- Ashin Wirathu, a nationalist Buddhist monk
- Ledwintha Saw Chit, an author
- Shwe Sin, an actress and model
- Than Khe, Chairman of the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF)[6]
Sights of interest[edit]
- Shwethalyaung Pagoda
- Shwethalyaung Hill
- Mahar Shwe Thein Daw Pagoda
- Tamote Shinpin Shwegugyi Temple
- Shinpin Set Thwar Pagoda[7]
- Shwemuhtaw Pagoda
- Laymyatna Pagoda
- Shwe Taung Htee Pagoda
- Shwebontha Pagoda
- Dee Doke Waterfall
- Sunye Lake
- Shwehylan Taung Pagoda
- Dattaw Taung Cave Pagoda
- Myinsaing Nanoo Pagoda[8][9]
Gallery[edit]
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BEHS 1 Kyaukse -
Kyaukse City Hall -
View from Kyaukse hill -
References[edit]
- ^ Provisional Results Census 26 August 2014 FINAL, ပြည်သူ့အင်အားဦးစီးဌာန, 26 August 2014, p. ၂၈, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved March 25, 2015
- ^ "Kyaukse, famous town for elephant festival" (PDF). The New Light of Myanmar. 16 October 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Shin, Aung (22 June 2014). "APR takes up the elephant dance". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Ma Theingi (3 October 2011). "Amazing discovery in Kyaukse region". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Ancient cities in Kyaukse plain". Myanmar DigitalNews. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "ABSDF urges inclusiveness in reform process". Archived from the original on 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- ^ "ရှင်ပင်ရွှေဆပ်သွားဘုရား ဗုဒ္ဓပူဇနိယပွဲ၌ နွားဒုန်းပြိုင်ပွဲနှင့် ခြေကျအလှပြိုင်ပွဲ ပါဝင်မည်". The Myanmar Times (in Burmese). 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "မြင်စိုင်းနန်းဦးစေတီတွင် ရှေးဟောင်းဇာတ်တော် စဉ့်ကွင်းများနှင့် စဉ့်ကွင်းစာများကို ယနေ့တိုင်လေ့လာနိုင်". Myanmar DigitalNews (in Burmese). 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "ကျောက်ဆည်လွင်ပြင်ထဲက မြင်စိုင်း". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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