Your base for this tourist sight is the town of Bago. For travel information about Bago, go to Bago Travel Guide
Htaukkyant is a town roughly 15km north of Yangon, on the way to Bago, and onwards through the Sittoung (Sittang) Valley to Mandalay. Slightly outside of town is the Htaukkyant World War II Cemetery, also called the British War Cemetery. In the Htaukkyant World War II Cemetery is the grave of some 27,000 Allied troops killed in the World War II campaign in Burma. Today the Imperial War Graves Commission maintains the grounds. The neatness of the manicured grass of the cemetery seems to set it apart from the rest of Myanmar, a place to discover silence and solitude.
Manicured lawn at Htaukkyant World War II Cemetery, Bago.
Inscription commemorating the deed of the troops in English, Myanma and Hindi on the monument at Htaukkyant.
Exploring the Sights in Bago
Bago is the capital of the ancient Mon kingdom, located near Yangon. It has many heritage sites. Click enter to view.
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