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4 unusual facts about Bago


2011 POC-PSC National Games

The 2011 POC-PSC National Games was held at the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Silay and Talisay - Negros Occidental Province from May 22–29, 2011.

Ahimsa

The King Bayinnaung of Burma, after conquering the Bago in 1559, the Buddhist King prohibited the practice of halal, specifically, killing food animals in the name of God.

Almandine

When the color inclines to a violet tint, the stone is often called Syriam garnet, a name said to be taken from Syriam, an ancient town of Pegu (now part of Myanmar).

Setthathirath

When the Princess Tepkasatri was being escorted to Lan Xang, Burmese soldiers kidnapped her bringing her back to Hanthawaddy.


Đuro Bago

"This young striker Eduardo will go to Geneva tomorrow and return to Rio de Janeiro, because he is not talented enough for our club Dinamo" said Miroslav Blažević, and then he critiqued his assistant Đuro Bago by saying "Đuro, you have told me that this Brazilian boy Eduardo is world class talented striker, but I think that he is not good enough for our club".

Gerrit Graham

He is an avid Winnebago enthusiast, and spent many hours "'bago-izing" while not on set.

Monolit

Monolit was formed in 1988, in Mostar by Predrag Glogovac, Zlatko Mehic, Slobodan Ernjakovic and Marin Bago.

Parakramabahu I

Despite setbacks en route, including the sinking of one ship and the loss of a few others, the army arrived at the city of Kusumiya (modern Pathein) on the banks of the Bago river, and captured it.

Tourism in Burma

The most popular available tourist destinations in Burma include big cities such as Yangon and Mandalay; religious sites in Mon State, Pindaya, Bago and Hpa-An; nature trails in Inle Lake, Kengtung, Putao, Pyin Oo Lwin; ancient cities such as Bagan and Mrauk-U; as well as beaches in Ngapali, Ngwe-Saung, Mergui.

Yezin Agricultural University

The farms growing the specialized crops are: paddy in Hmawbi in Yangon Region; maize and cereals in Aungban in Shan State; pulse and oil crops in Magway in Magway Region; cotton in Nangyaw in Mandalay Region; sugarcane in Nyaungbintha in Bago Region; perennial crops in Hpa Auk in Mon State, and horticultural crops in Hlegu in Yangon Region.

Zoltán Bagó

Zoltán Bagó (born on 10 January 1975 in Kalocsa) is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party.


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