Sagaing
Sign in to saveSagaing (, ), classic name Jeyyapura (Victorious city) or Atulavatī (Unmatched realm), is the capital city of Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located on the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with its numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and monastic centre. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. The central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the hill.
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Place details
- Locality
- စစ်ကိုင်း
- Region
- စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 78,739
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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Key facts
- Settlement.other_name
- Zeyapura
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.official_name
- Sagaing
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sagaing3.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 270px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Yadanabon Bridge on the Irrawaddy
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Sagaing Region
- Population
- +69917
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
- Capital of
- Sagaing Kingdom
- Image
- Sagaing, Zeyapura, Myanmar.jpg
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- P12749
- 1640 BC
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Sagaing (, ), classic name Jeyyapura (Victorious city) or Atulavatī (Unmatched realm), is the capital city of Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located on the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing, with its numerous Buddhist monasteries, is an important religious and monastic centre. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. The central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the hill.
Today, with about 70,000 inhabitants, the city is part of Mandalay metropolitan area, home to more than 1,022,000 inhabitants as of 2011. It is a frequent tourist destination for day trippers, usually as part of the "three former capitals" itinerary alongside Amarapura and Innwa.