Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma (Myanmar) and the capital of Yangon Region. Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country’s largest city and the most important commercial centre.

Although Yangon’s infrastructure is undeveloped compared to those of other major cities in Southeast Asia, it has the largest number of colonial buildings in the region today.

While many high-rise residential and commercial buildings have been constructed or renovated throughout downtown and Greater Yangon in the past two decades, most satellite towns that ring the city continue to be deeply impoverished.

Religious Sites

• Shwedagon Paya
• Botataung Paya
• Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda
• Holy Trinity Cathedral
• Mailamu Paya
• Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue
• Saint Mary’s Cathedral
• Sule Paya

Parks

• Inya Lake
• Kandawgyi Lake
• Holy Trinity Cathedral
• Mahabandoola Garden
• Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue
• Martyrs’ Mausoleum
• People’s Park
• Zoological Gardens

Miscellaneous

• Aung San Suu Kyi’s House
• Aung San’s House
• Bahadur Shah Zafar Grave
• Chinatown
• Martyrs Mausoleum
• National Museum

Ref: Wikivoyage