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Also known as Pagan

Bagan ( ; ; 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.

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Bagan is an ancient city in Myanmar that served as the capital of the Pagan Kingdom from the 9th to 13th centuries, making it the first kingdom to unify the regions that would become modern Myanmar. The city is renowned for the thousands of Buddhist temples and pagodas built during its peak period, with over 2,200 temple remains still standing today, and it is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Settlement.native_name
ပုဂံ
Settlement.official_name
Bagan
Settlement.other_name
Pagan
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right
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Burma
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Location of Bagan, Myanmar
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Bagan, Burma.jpg
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Temples and pagodas in Bagan
Settlement.established_date
mid-to-late 9th century
Settlement.established_title
Founded
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Myanmar
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Region
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Mandalay Region
Settlement.area_total_km2
104
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Bamar people
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Ethnicities
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Theravada Buddhism

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Wikidata facts

Country
Myanmar
Located in
Pagan kingdom
Population
22000
Area
18146.83
Capital of
Pagan kingdom
Image
Bagan, Myanmar, Htilominlo Temple and other Buddhist stupas in Bagan plain.jpg
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Commons category
Bagan
topic's main category
Category:Bagan
Commons gallery
Bagan
different from
Bagan
heritage designation
Tentative World Heritage Site
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
inception
0200-00-00
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