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Kyaikkami
Sign in to saveKyaikkhami ( Mon: ; ; pronounced ; , formerly Amherst) is a resort town within Thanbyuzayat township in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar.
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- Locality
- ကျိုက္ခမီ
- Region
- မွန်ပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 48,100
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kyaikkhami
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- bottom
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- Burma
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- Location in Burma
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kyaikkami Yele Pagoda.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Kyaikkami Yele Pagoda
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2
- Buddhism
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.timezone
- MST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +6.30
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- People from Kyaikkhami
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- Gallery
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Kyaikkhami ( Mon: ; ; pronounced ; , formerly Amherst) is a resort town within Thanbyuzayat township in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar.
The town is situated on a peninsula about south of Mawlamyine, the capital of Mon State. It is a popular destination for local pilgrims and some tourists. The town has a pagoda (Kyaikkami Yele Pagoda or Kyaik-kami Ye Le Paya) just constructed on the sea using the natural foundation of its ocean reefs, which is connected with the corridor to the beach and always attracts the people for the festival of donations over the sea tides during.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyaikkami” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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