Rangoon
/ræŋˈguːn/- the former capital of Burma (Myanmar), a port in the Irrawaddy delta; pop. 4,088,000 (est. 2007). For centuries a Buddhist religious centre, it is the site of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, built over 2,500 years ago. The modern city was established by the British in the mid 19th century and was the capital from 1886 until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005. Burmese name YANGON.仰光（缅甸原首都, 伊洛瓦底三角洲一港口; 2007年估计人口4,088,000; 是历史上的佛教中心, 有2,500多年历史的大金塔的所在地; 现代仰光于19世纪中叶由英国人建立, 1886年成为首都, 2005年被内比都取代; 缅甸语名YANGON）。