Bagan
Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar. During the kingdom's height between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains alone, of which the remains of over 2200 temples and pagodas survive.
Bagan
ပုဂံ Pagan | |
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Temples and pagodas in Bagan | |
Bagan Location of Bagan, Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 21°10′21″N 94°51′36″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Mandalay Region |
| Founded | mid-to-late 9th century |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104 km2 (40 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar people |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
| Website | |
| Official name | Bagan |
| Location | Mandalay Region, Myanmar |
| Criteria | Cultural: iii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 1588 |
| Inscription | 2019 (43rd Session) |
| Area | 5,005.49 ha (12,368.8 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 18,146.83 ha (44,841.8 acres) |
The Bagan Archaeological Zone is a main attraction for the country's nascent tourism industry.
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