Thaton is a town in Southeastern Myanmar, in Mon State.
Understand
[edit]Thaton was the capital of Thaton Kingdom from at least the 4th century BCE to the middle of the 11th century CE.
Get in
[edit]Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 km south east of Yangon and 70 km north of Mawlamyine.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Shwe Saryan Pagoda (beside the Malamyine High Way Rd), ☏ +95 57 40 080. Believed to have been first built in the 5th century BC, it is the most famous pagoda in the town. The pagoda has a golden colour and a bell-like shape.
- Fort Taikala
- Myatheindan Pagoda
- Bayin Nyi caves, near the village of Sandangu, about 20 km from Thaton