Myanmar is located at the crossroads of
Asia’s greatest civilizations, China and
India. Being the 25th most populated, and
40th largest country in the world, Myanmar
extends from the sunny silver beaches and
diving island-resorts in the Andaman Sea,
right up to the snowcapped mountains of
Eastern Himalayas, creating a heterogenous
wonder of smiling peoples, precious nature
and enriched cultures.
National Geographic’s Traveler magazine
listed Myanmar as 1 of the top 50
destinations of a life time for every
tourist. It is a “must see”. The country’s
official name was changed to ‘Myanmar’ since
1989. Capital is now ‘Naypyitaw’. Ancient
capital cities of Myanmar had
many interesting names: Suvarnabhumi
(meaning Golden Land), Amarapura (land of no
death), Yadanabon (land of gems), and so on.
The earliest prehistoric primates known
today are called Pondaung Man, who resided
in Pondaung, northern Myanmar about 40
million years ago. Because of that, some
call Myanmar, the land of human origin.
Brick ruins from a number of Pyu city-states
in central Myanmar were from 4,000 BC,
somewhat contemporary with Babylonia and
Mesopotamia, earliest civilizations of the
world. Aside from many city-states, there
were 3 wholly-united Myanmar Empires.
The First Myanmar Empire was founded after
King Anawrahtar in AD 1044, who organized
the whole country into a single sovereign.
Founding of the Second Myanmar Empire was in
AD 1287. Konbaung Dynasty (Third Myanmar
Empire) existed between 1752 -1886. Myanmar
borders China, India, Thailand, Laos, and
Bangladesh. The country stretches 581 miles
from east to west and 1,275 miles from north
to south. Over 100 national races formed up
a nation of approximately 54 million
inhabitants. Major nationalities are Kachin,
Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and
Shan.
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