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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.03455,96.458747&spn=0.1,0.1&q=22.03455°N, 96.458747°E] | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.03455,96.458747&spn=0.1,0.1&q= 22.03455°N, 96.458747°E] |
|altitude= 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) | |altitude= 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) | ||
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyin_Oo_Lwin Pyin Oo Lwin] | |presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyin_Oo_Lwin Pyin Oo Lwin] | ||
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Division Mandalay Division] | |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandalay_Division Mandalay Division] | ||
|country=[[Burma]] | |country=[[Burma]] | ||
| − | |transport= | + | |transport=[[Mandalay]]-[[Lashio Branch Railway]] of [[Burma Railway]] |
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Maymyo''' was the principal [[Hill station|hill station]] | + | '''Maymyo''' was the principal [[Hill station|hill station]] in Mandalay District, Upper Burma during the British period. |
| + | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Modern name: Pyin Oo Lwin<br> | Modern name: Pyin Oo Lwin<br> | ||
Previous name: Maymyo, and even earlier, Remyo | Previous name: Maymyo, and even earlier, Remyo | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 6 June 2016
| Maymyo | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.03455°N, 96.458747°E |
| Altitude: | 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Pyin Oo Lwin |
| State/Province: | Mandalay Division |
| Country: | Burma |
| Transport links | |
| Mandalay-Lashio Branch Railway of Burma Railway | |
Maymyo was the principal hill station in Mandalay District, Upper Burma during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Pyin Oo Lwin
Previous name: Maymyo, and even earlier, Remyo
FIBIS resources
External links
- Pyin Oo Lwin: Myanmar's Highland City of Flowers. This informative website includes historical information, including cemeteries and churches.
- "Run for the hills" by Amaury Lorin 12 May 2014 The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 26 August 2014
- "An English Girl’s First Impressions of Burmah" July 24, 2012. About the book of this name, see below.
- Beth Ellis July 8, 2013 moncurdg.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014. Remyo was the earlier name for Maymyo
- “A British Boy in Wartime Burma” by Richard Hurley BBC-WW2 People’s War. Hurley was a 9 year old boy living in Maymyo when Japanese warplanes attacked in 1942. Retrieved 26 August 2014
Historical books online
- "Maymyo Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 238.
- An English girl's first impression of Burmah by Beth Ellis 1899 Archive.org. The author stayed with her sister and brother-in-law at Remyo
