Bagan Temples

More than 2,000 Buddhist temples and pagodas built between the 11th and 13th centuries, scattered across a plain by the Irrawaddy River, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hot-air balloons fly over them at sunrise in season.

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At a glance

Kind	Historic sites
Where	Bagan, Mandalay Region.
Cost	Zone fee

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Myanmar

Capital	Nay Pyi Taw
Continent	Asia South-Eastern Asia
Population	51,316,756
Languages	Burmese
Currency	Burmese kyat (MMK, K)
Calling code	+95
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)

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