Place details
Place nameRangoon
Other namesYandoon, Yangon, Yangôn, Rangun, Dagon
CountryMyanmar
Latitude16.783
Longitude96.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Commercial center & principal port of Myanma; site of numerous notable pagodas including Sule & Botataung (both over 2000 years old), & Shwe Dagon; occupied by British 1824; severely damaged by earthquake & tidal wave 1930; further damage during WW II.