Mogok
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Mogok မိုးကုတ် Mogoke |
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 Mogok
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| Coordinates: 22°55′N 96°30′E / 22.917°N 96.500°ECoordinates: 22°55′N 96°30′E / 22.917°N 96.500°E | |
| Country |
 Burma
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| Region | Mandalay Region |
| District | Pyin Oo Lwin |
| Township | Mogok |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 150,000 |
| • Religions | Theravada Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Mogok (Burmese: မိုးကုတ်, pronounced: [móɡoʊʔ]; Shan: မိူင်းၵုတ်ႈ, pronounced [mɤ́ŋ kut]) is a city in the Pyin Oo Lwin District of the Mandalay Region of Myanmar, located 200 km north of Mandalay and 148 km north-east of Shwebo. Mogok was in Shan State and after British, the town was put in Mandalay Region along with Pyin Oo Lwin.
At 1170 meters in elevation, the city has a fairly temperate climate year-round, and is home to Bamar, Shan, Lisu, Palaung, and Karen ethnic groups, as well as Chinese, Indians and Gurkhas. The city is composed of two towns, Mogok and Kyat Pyin. Mogok is four miles long and two miles wide. It is situated in a valley surrounded by a large number of mountains. Kyat Pyin lies about 12 miles from Mogok. Tourist travel to the area is not permitted.
Mogok and other villages nearby have been famous since ancient times for its gemstones, especially ruby and sapphire, but semi-precious stones such as lapis lazuli, garnet, moonstone, peridot and chrysoberyl are also found. The gems are found in alluvial marble gravels by means of panning, tunneling and digging pits by hand. There is little mechanization of the mining. The gravels derive from the metamorphosed limestones (marbles) of the Mogok metamorphic belt.
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