Mekkhaya

Mekkhaya
မက္ခရာ
Mekkhaya
Location in Burma aka Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°0′0″N 96°4′0″E / 21.00000°N 96.06667°E / 21.00000; 96.06667Coordinates: 21°0′0″N 96°4′0″E / 21.00000°N 96.06667°E / 21.00000; 96.06667
Country  Burma
Division Mandalay Region
District Kyaukse District
Township Mekkhaya
Founded c. 13th century
Population
 • Ethnicities Burman
 • Religions Theravada Buddhism
Time zone UTC6:30 (MST)
Area code(s) 2 (mobile: 69, 90)[1]

Mekkhaya (Burmese: မက္ခရာ; also spelled Mekkara) is a small town just south of Mandalay, in Mandalay Division, Myanmar.

See also

  • Yazathingyan: one of the three Shan Brothers who founded the Myinsaing Kingdom was viceroy of Mekkhaya from circa 1293 to 1298.[2]
  • Prince of Mekkhaya: 19th-century prince who tried to educational and administrative reforms during the reign of King Mindon

References

  1. ↑ "Myanmar Area Codes".
  2. ↑ Maung Htin Aung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–79.


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