Country Myanmar (Burma) District Magway District Time zone MST (UTC+6:30) | Region Magway Region Township Yenangyaung Township | |
Sale (Burmese: စလေမြို့) is a town located in Yenangyaung Township, Magway District, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). Sale is located by the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River, and its nearest town is Chauk, which is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) away.
Map of Sa Lay, Myanmar (Burma)
Sale developed as a satellite town of Bagan in the 12th and 13th centuries and is still an important religious center. Sale houses 50 active Buddhist monasteries as well as Bagan-era monuments. Sale is a center for lacquerware manufacturing.
Sale is also known as the birthplace of U Ponnya, one of Burma's most celebrated writers.
References
Sale, Myanmar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA