Sale, Myanmar

Sale
စလေ
Town
Sale
Coordinates: MM 20°50′05″N 94°45′03″E / 20.834588°N 94.750937°E / 20.834588; 94.750937Coordinates: MM 20°50′05″N 94°45′03″E / 20.834588°N 94.750937°E / 20.834588; 94.750937
Country Myanmar (Burma)
Region Magway Region
District Magway District
Township Yenangyaung Township
Time zone MST (UTC+6:30)

Sale (Burmese: စလေမြို့) is a town located in Yenangyaung Township, Magway District, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). Sale is located by the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River, and its nearest town is Chauk, which is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) away.

Sale developed as a satellite town of Bagan in the 12th and 13th centuries and is still an important religious center.[1] Sale houses 50 active Buddhist monasteries as well as Bagan-era monuments.[1] Sale is a center for lacquerware manufacturing.

Sale is also known as the birthplace of U Ponnya, one of Burma's most celebrated writers.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Zatko, Martin (2015). The Rough Guide to Myanmar (Burma). Penguin. ISBN 9780241200032.
  2. ↑ Thant Myint-U (2001). The Making of Modern Burma. Cambridge University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9780521799140.


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