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Namshan
Sign in to saveNamhsan (; Palaung: Om-yar; ), also spelt Nam Hsan, Namsan, or Nam San, is the capital of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone and Namhsan Township in northern Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The town is a popular starting point for trekking to Hsipaw.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in MM, across 2 mapped points.
Within Vinony's link graph, Namshan is referenced by 178 other articles, and connects out to British rule in Myanmar, Myanmar Standard Time and Mongyai Township.
It sits within the topics Palaung people, Populated places in Shan State and Township capitals of Myanmar.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Locality
- ဘုရားကြီး
- Region
- ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Namhsan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Myanmar
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Myanmar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Namhsam skyline.jpg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Self-administered zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pa Laung
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Township
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Namhsan Township
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_blank1
- Palaung
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2
- Buddhism, Hinduism
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Namhsan Township
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
- Image
- Namhsam skyline.jpg
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- Namhsam
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Encyclopedic overview
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Namhsan (; Palaung: Om-yar; ), also spelt Nam Hsan, Namsan, or Nam San, is the capital of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone and Namhsan Township in northern Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The town is a popular starting point for trekking to Hsipaw.
Besides its Palaung residents, the town is also populated by Karen, Lisu, and Shan ethnic tribal groups, as well as Indian and Chinese residents.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Namshan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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