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# Kyaiktiyo Pagoda and Golden Rock
Kyaikto / Kinpun · Myanmar (Burma)

A small pagoda atop a boulder covered in gold leaf, in the mountains of Mon State. The complex is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site.

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Reference localityKyaikto / Kinpun

Country / geographic scopeMyanmar (Burma)

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates17.48168, 97.09812

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## Sources and accuracy
[Reference 1 · www.tourismmyanmar.org ↗](https://www.tourismmyanmar.org/index.php/about-myanmar/destinations)

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