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Culture and History / Travel to Thanlyin, visa requirements / Get around / Thanlyin attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Thanlyin souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Thanlyin nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Contact / Get outThanlyin is a city in Myanmar.
Culture and History
Thanlyin and Kyauktan (Syriam) was once an important city on the Irrawaddy Delta but is today a forgotten suburb of Yangon. The city, an important seventeenth-century port, was destroyed by King Alaungpaya and is best known for the Portuguese adventurer and short-time self-proclaimed King Philip de Brito, a one-time Portuguese mercenary who became the de-facto ruler of Syriam until, in 1613, he was defeated by the Bamar and impaled.
Travel to Thanlyin - Visa Requirements
Thanylin is a short taxi ride away (US$20 round trip) or catch a local bus from Bogoyoke Aung San Road in Pazundaung Township for a crowded ride into the past! From Thanlyin, a boat (1500 kyat) takes a few minutes to get across to Kyauktan.
Tours and Getting around Thanlyin
Thanlyin tourist attractions and sightseeing
- Kyauktan - a small island in the Yangon River, and site of the 4th century Ye Le Paya.
Thanlyin city tours
Thanlyin souvenirs and shopping
Thanlyin Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Thanlyin nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Thanlyin cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Contact
Get out
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