Yayway Cemetery
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| Location | North Okkalapa Township, Yangon |
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Type | Public |
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 (Cantonese, Hokkien, and Yunnanese), Karen, Japanese, Bahais, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis, and Jews.[2]
History
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]
Notable burials
- Sai Htee Saing
- Nay Win Maung[8]
- Min Theinkha[9]
- Nat Nwe[10]
- Ni Ko Ye[1]
- Khun Sa[11]
- Paragu[12]
- Ohn Myint[13]
- U Lwin[14]
- Mahn Thet San[15]
- Chit Maung[16]
- Ma Ma Lay[16]
- Win Tin
References
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- ↑ Khun Sa (1933-2007). Find A Grave Memorial.
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