Yangon (Burma

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Yangon (Burma : Division)
Other forms of name
Rangoon (Burma : Division)
Ranʻ kunʻ Tuiṅʻʺ (Burma)
Ranʻ kunʻ (Burma : Division)
Associated country
Burma
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 158395797
Wikidata: Q856781
Library of congress: n 89144126
Old Aleph NLI id: 24752
Sources of Information
  • Praññʻ nayʻ nhaṅʻʹ tuiṅʻʺ myāʺ rhi mrauiʹ nayʻ ʾa luikʻ mruiʹ, rapʻ kvakʻ, kyeʺ rvā ʾupʻ cu, nhaṅʻʹ kyeʺ rvā myāʺ, Ranʻ kunʻ Tuiṅʻʺ, 1974.
Wikipedia description:

Yangon Region (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး; MLCTS: rankun tuing desa. kri:, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in central Myanmar, the region is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and Ayeyarwady Region to the west. Yangon Region is dominated by its capital city of Yangon, the former national capital and the largest city in the country. Other important cities are Thanlyin and Twante. The division is the most developed region of the country and the main international gateway. The division measures 10,170 km2 (3,930 sq mi).

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