Yayway Cemetery
Cemetery in North Okkalapa Township, East Yangon District, Myanma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yayway Cemetery (Burmese: ရေဝေးသုသာန်, also spelt Yeway Cemetery) is a cemetery located in North Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar.[1] The cemetery is the final resting place of many prominent Burmese. The cemetery is maintained by the Yangon City Development Committee's environmental maintenance department.[2] Yayway Cemetery also consists of various ethnic and religious cemeteries, including those of the Burmese Indians, Sino-Burmese (Hakka, Cantonese, Hokkien, and Yunnanese), Karen, Japanese, Baháʼís, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis, and Jews.[2]
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| Country | Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16.93233°N 96.16585°E |
| Type | Public |
| Find a Grave | Yayway Cemetery |
In the mid-1990s, the State Law and Order Restoration Council, the ruling junta, forcibly closed down and relocated historic cemeteries lying near the city center of Yangon.[3] One of the biggest was Kyandaw Cemetery (in Kamayut Township), which was relocated to suburbs in 1996 to 1997, and redeveloped as the Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum.[3] Descendants of the interred were given one month's notice to move the remains for reburial.[4] Similarly, that year, the Nine Mile Cemetery (ကိုးမိုင်သင်္ချိုင်း), an ethnic Chinese cemetery was demolished and remains were relocated to Yayway Cemetery.[5] The interred remains from these cemetery relocation projects were reburied at Yayway Cemetery, located on the outskirts of the city.[6]
Today, Yayway Cemetery is the busiest in the Yangon area, handling the highest volume of cremations (70 to 100 per day).[7]
- Ant Gyi[8]
- Chit Maung[9]
- Dwe[10]
- Gita Lulin U Ko Ko[11]
- Journal Kyaw Ma Ma Lay
- Ko Ni[12]
- Khin Yu May[13]
- Khun Sa
- Ma Ma Lay[9]
- Mahn Thet San[14]
- Min Theinkha[15]
- Min Thway[16]
- Nat Nwe[17][18]
- Nay Win Maung[19]
- Ni Ko Ye[1]
- Nwam Jar Thaing
- Ohn Myint[20]
- Paragu[21]
- Sai Htee Saing
- Shwe Ohn[22]
- Soe Win
- U Lwin[23]
- Win Tin[24]
- Ye Lwin[25]
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