Birma is an accurate and updated travel website about Myanmar (Burma). A quick flip through our pages will clear all your doubts about traveling to Myanmar.
Myanmar (Burma) is geographically located in Southeast Asia, bordering Bay of Bengal and the Andaman sea to the west and south, Bangladesh and India to the north and China, Thailand, and Laos to the east. Naypyidaw is the new official capital of Myanmar since 2005, Yangon (rangoon) remains the largest city and commercial hub of the country.
Burmese, the official language of Myanmar (Burma), spoken by about 65% of the population is also the language of instruction. The other languages, dialects and varieties are spoken mainly by ethnic minorities in various parts of the country. Other Languages and Dialects in Myanmar English - spoken as a second language in Myanmar.
Rangoon was renamed Yangon and is no longer the capital of Myanmar (Burma) but it still remains the commercial hub and your main entry point to Myanmar.
In spite of the fact that you will witness some hastily renovated palaces (e.g.: in Mandalay, Shwebo etc…), most of these proud structures made solely of teak (expensive hardwood) have almost vanished out of sight due to Burma’s sometimes violent history and the only trace of some of these wooden buildings is the pattern of the post-holes ...
Situated at an altitude of 1070 meters, around 67 km east of Mandalay city, the origin of Pyin Oo Lwin goes back to the times when it was used as a British military camp in 1896. Due to its cool climate and hilly surroundings, it became known as the summer retreat of British Burma (Myanmar now). The British called it – Maymyo (some use this term even today), meaning May's town in Burmese, to ...