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The name Yangon (ရန်ကုန်) is derived from the combination of the Burmese words yan and koun (ကုန်), which mean 'enemies' and 'run out of', respectively. This word combination can be translated as 'End of Strife'.
6 days ago · Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and the industrial and commercial centre of the country. It was known abroad as Rangoon until 1989, when the government of Myanmar requested that Yangon, a transliteration reflecting the Burmese pronunciation of the city’s name, be used by other countries.
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Evergreen and cool with lush tropical trees, shady parks and beautiful lakes, Yangon has earned the name of "The Garden City of the East". The name Yangon means "End of Strife"—a reference to King Alaungpaya’s conquest of Lower Myanmar in 1755— which was anglicised to Rangoon by the British.
5 days ago · This is why it is dubbed “The Garden City of the East”. Yangon, at one time called Rangoon, was founded by King Alaungpaya on the site of a small settlement called Dagon when he conquered Lower Myanmar in 1755.
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and the industrial and commercial centre of the country. It was known abroad as Rangoon until 1989, when the government of Myanmar requested that Yangon, a transliteration reflecting the Burmese pronunciation of the city's name, be used by other countries.
Yangon was known abroad as Rangoon until 1989. In that year the country’s official English name was changed to Myanmar, and the government requested that the name Yangon, a transliteration that reflects the Burmese pronunciation, be used for the city.
Yangon, also called Rangoon is the former capital city of Myanmar’s (Naypyidaw is its current one). It’s the country’s largest city with over five million inhabitants. Yangon has a mix of Burmese, British and Chinese influences and you can see them everywhere you look.
