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    Mount Popa (Burmese: ပုပ္ပားတောင်; MLCTS: puppa: taung, IPA: [pòpá tàʊɰ̃]) is a dormant volcano 1518 metres (4981 feet) above sea level, and located in...
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    upon the perpetrator. The most important nat pilgrimage site in Burma is Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with numerous temples and relic sites atop a 1300...
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    The Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa) is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It occurs only in Myanmar and was named after Mount Popa, where...
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    The Mount Popa pipistrelle (Pipistrellus paterculus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Bates, P...
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  • withdrew to Mount Popa. The 2nd Infantry, with Col P.K Sahgal in charge, was in the meantime tasked to take defensive positions at Mount Popa, which it...
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    based on her domain and namesake of Mount Popa, she is seen as an important nat in the Burmese spirit world. Popa Medaw is also called Mei Wunna ('Miss...
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  • of langur from Myanmar described by Roos et al. 2020. The Popa langur was named for Mount Popa where a population of 111 individuals live. Although yet...
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    and the Sittaung River in central Burma (Myanmar). The range runs from Mount Popa in the north to Singuttara Hill (Theingottara Hill) in the south. Both...
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    ပုပ္ပါးတောင်ကလပ်) is a Buddhist monastery and temple complex located on Mount Popa in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. The site is built on a tall volcanic plug...
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  • to a royal descendant and lived in exile and alone in the forests of Mount Popa. As a devout Buddhist she abstained from eating meat and lived solely...
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    1,612 m Loi Longlōng, 1,595 m Yado Taung, 1,538 m Pethukun, 1,519 m Mount Popa, 1,518 m (highest summit of the Pegu Range) Palan Taung, 1,431 m Taunghawele...
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    many complex rituals, to gain their own supernatural powers. Awgatha Mount Popa (Taung Kalat) Religion in Myanmar Chinese folk religion in Southeast Asia...
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  • Romanian descent Mount Popa, a volcano in central Burma (Myanmar) Patriarch Evtimiy Square, Sofia, Bulgaria, commonly known as Popa Popa Falls, rapids in...
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  • Institute International ATR, Tokyo Jordan Petra Myanmar Bagan, Mandalay Mount Popa, Popa Taungkalat Monastery Mingun Pahtodawgyi Philippines Cebu Provincial...
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    အောင်မင်းခေါင်) was a prominent 20th century weizza, or wizard, who lived at Mount Popa. He is associated with Dhammazedi, a prominent king of the Hanthawaddy...
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  •  Philippines * Mount Popa 1,518 m (4,980 ft)  Myanmar * Mount Nuang 1,493 m (4,898 ft)  Malaysia * Mount Pinatubo 1,486 m (4,875 ft)  Philippines * Mount Mariveles...
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    was undoubtedly surprised by the Allied attack. An agitated officer on Mount Popa signalled that 2,000 vehicles were moving on Meiktila. Staff at Fifteenth...
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    in the Burma campaign in February 1945. It earned the Battle Honour ‘Mount Popa’ and Theatre Honour 'Burma 1942-45'. The unit then went on to serve in...
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    Nathusius's pipistrelle, P. nathusii Lesser Papuan pipistrelle, P. papuanus Mount Popa pipistrelle, P. paterculus Dar es Salaam pipistrelle, P. permixtus Common...
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  • town in Mandalay Region in Central Myanmar. It lies just south-west of Mount Popa. It is the administrative seat for Kyaukpadaung Township. The name of...
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  • Cyrtodactylus myintkyawthurai, also known commonly as the Mt. Popa bent-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic...
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    Zeebyu Taungdan, Min-wun Taungdan, Hman-kin Taungdan and Gangaw Taungdan. Mount Popa, an extinct volcano and Nat worship holy site, rises prominently from...
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    cloister and chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de la Popa, located at the top of Mount Popa Cathedral of Santa Catalina de Alejandría Church and cloister...
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  • 1815 caused a Year Without a Summer in 1816. Mount Kelud in East Java Bombalai Hill in Sabah, Borneo Mount Popa in Kyaukpadaung Township, Nyaung-U District...
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    the forces under Prem Sahgal were tasked with defending the area around Mount Popa from the British 17th Division, which would have exposed the flank of...
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  • to 1,490 m) surrounding Mount Popa in Kyaukpadaung Township, Mandalay Region. World Database on Protected Areas (2019). "Popa Mountain Park". Protected...
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    were given a place to dwell. King Thinligyaung had the trunk carried to Mount Popa, divided into two parts (one for each Nat) and carved with human features...
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    Burmese territory, notable in Meiktilla, Mandalay, Pegu, Nyangyu and Mount Popa. However, with the fall of Rangoon, Bose's government ceased to be an...
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    the early 1040s. In 1044 however, Min Saw raised a rebellion at nearby Mount Popa, and challenged Sokkate to single combat. According to the chronicles...
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    Candelaria de la Popa are located at the top of Mount la Popa, in Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia. It is also called Convento de Santa Cruz de la Popa. The religious...
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