Thaton

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Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 km south east of Yangon and 70 km north of Mawlamyine. Thaton was the capital of Thaton Kingdom from at least the 4th century BC to the middle of the 11th century AD.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaton
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Coordinates:   16°56'11"N   97°21'48"E

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