Seiktein
Encyclopedia
Seiktein is a town in Mandalay Region in Central Myanmar
. It lies just north of Mount Popa
, on the Kyaukpadaung
–Taungtha
road. The town is in two parts, Seiktein North and Seiktein South along the road.
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. It lies just north of Mount Popa
Mount Popa
Mount Popa is a volcano 1518 metres above sea level, and located in central Burma about southeast of Bagan in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the River Ayeyarwady as far away as in clear weather. Mount Popa is perhaps best known for the nearby stunningly picturesque Popa Taungkalat...
, on the Kyaukpadaung
Kyaukpadaung
Kyaukpadaung is a town in Mandalay Region in Central Myanmar. It lies just southwest of Mount Popa. It is the administrative seat for Kyaukpadaung Township.-History:The name of Kyaukpadaung is derived from Kyauk + Pann + Taung ....
–Taungtha
Taungtha
Taungtha or Thaungtha is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Burma . It located southwest of the volcanic cone Mount Taungtha and above the right bank of the Sindewa River. Taungtha is the administrative seat for Taungtha Township, and is on both the Taunggyi–Myingyan railway and...
road. The town is in two parts, Seiktein North and Seiktein South along the road.
Notable citizens
- Asaw, Queen of UzanaUzana of PaganUzana was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1250 to 1254. Although his actual reign lasted only four years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his father Kyaswa's reign, 1234–1250. His father, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern...
and mother of NarathihapateNarathihapateNarathihapate was the last king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1254 to 1287. The king is unkindly remembered for two things: his gluttonous appetite which supposedly required all his dinners to have 300 varieties of dishes; and his panic flight from Mongol invasions. He is forever remembered as ...
and Tayabya.
External links
- "Seiktein Map — Satellite Images of Seiktein" Maplandia World Gazetteer