Mount Popa

Mount Popa is a dormant volcano located in central Myanmar in the Mandalay area, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) southeast of Bagan (Pagan) in the Pegu Range. In good weather, it may be visible from the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River as far as 60 kilometers (37 miles). Mount Popa is a pilgrimage location, with multiple Nat temples and relic sites on top. It one of the most beautiful historical

Many traditions surround this mountain, including its doubtful birth from a massive earthquake in 442 BC, when the peak emerged from the ground. [4] It is believed that the Nat tales are a legacy of older animist religions in the Burmese countryside that were syncretized with Buddhist religion in the 11th century. Mount Popa is the dwelling of Burma's most powerful Nats and hence the most prominent nat worship place. As a result, it has been dubbed "Burma's Mount Olympus."

Location: Central Myanmar