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Inwa , locally known as Ava or Ratanapura, was originally founded in 1365 on an artificial island formed by a canal. It spent a majority of the following five centuries as the capital and imperial city of successive Burmese kingdoms. Although it had been destroyed and rebuilt many times prior, a series of devastating earthquakes which hit in 1839 flattened the city and forced the capital to be moved. Inwa has since then been left to nature and farmers, many of whom you will see grazing livestock and raising crops amidst the remains of massive city walls, palace towers, and pagodas. Local guides provide tours of the stunning site via horse-drawn carriages throughout the year.

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