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Pindaya Caves

The Pindaya Caves (pronounced [pɪ́ɰ̃dəja̰ ʃwè ṵmɪ̀ɰ̃], officially), located next to the town of Pindaya, Shan State, Burma (Myanmar) are a Buddhist pilgrimage site and a tourist attraction located on a limestone ridge in the Myelat region. The area is part of the ancestral homeland of the Danu people. There are three caves on the ridge which runs north-south, but only the southern cave can be entered and explored. It is not known whether the other two penetrate for any extended distance into the hillside. Scholars have been pushing for the site's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Cave data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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