{"id":7600,"date":"2026-09-09T11:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=7600"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:56:38","slug":"historic-street-names-of-downtown-yangon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2026\/09\/09\/historic-street-names-of-downtown-yangon\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Street Names of Downtown Yangon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The main thoroughfares we travel on today in downtown Yangon\u2014such as Maha Bandula Road, Anawrahta Road, Bogyoke Aung San Road, and Pansodan Street\u2014were not known by these names prior to independence. When the British systematically constructed and laid out Yangon, they named major roads after prominent colonial administrators, military officers, and individuals involved in urban planning. &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the road known today as <strong>Maha Bandula Road<\/strong> was formerly <strong>Dalhousie Road<\/strong>. <em>Dalhousie<\/em> referred to Lord Dalhousie (James Broun-Ramsay), who served as the Governor-General of India during British rule. After gaining independence, colonial-era street names were systematically replaced with names reflecting Myanmar history and national identity, transforming Dalhousie Road into Maha Bandula Road. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-23.png 720w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-23-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a compilation of the original British-era street names in and around downtown Yangon alongside their modern Burmese names:<sup><\/sup> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dalhousie Road<\/strong> \u2192 Maha Bandula Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Barr Street<\/strong> \u2192 Maha Bandula Park Street &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commissioner&#8217;s Road<\/strong> \u2192 Bogyoke Aung San Road (Western Part)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Montgomery Road<\/strong> \u2192 Bogyoke Aung San Road (Eastern Part)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fraser Road<\/strong> \u2192 Anawrahta Road (Middle Part) &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bigandet Road<\/strong> \u2192 Anawrahta Road (Eastern Part) &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canal Road<\/strong> \u2192 Anawrahta Road (Western Part) &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phayre Street<\/strong> \u2192 Pansodan Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Moghul Road<\/strong> \u2192 Shwe Bontha Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Godwin Road<\/strong> \u2192 Lanmadaw Road \/ Myoma Kyaung Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Latta Street<\/strong> \u2192 Latha Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maung Khaing Street<\/strong> \u2192 Bo Ywe Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Oliphant Street<\/strong> \u2192 Shwe Taung Tan Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Crisp Street<\/strong> \u2192 Sinn O Dan Street &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maung Htaw Lay Street<\/strong> \u2192 Bo Sun Pet Street &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edward Street<\/strong> \u2192 Konzedan Street &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strand Road<\/strong> \u2192 Kannar Road (Strand Road)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lewis Street<\/strong> \u2192 Seikkantha Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keighley Street<\/strong> \u2192 Wadan Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Morton Street<\/strong> \u2192 Lan Thit Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Windsor Road<\/strong> \u2192 Shin Saw Pu Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. John Road &amp; Mission Road<\/strong> \u2192 Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boundary Road<\/strong> \u2192 Dhammazedi Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Judah Ezekiel Road &amp; Stockade Road<\/strong> \u2192 Theinbyu Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brooking Street<\/strong> \u2192 Bogalay Zay Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sparks Road<\/strong> \u2192 Bo Aung Kyaw Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creek Street<\/strong> \u2192 Bo Myat Tun Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thompson Road<\/strong> \u2192 Botataung Pagoda Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eden Road<\/strong> \u2192 Botataung Zay Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lansdowne Road<\/strong> \u2192 Yazadirit Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Voyle Road<\/strong> \u2192 U Wisara Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pagoda Road<\/strong> \u2192 Shwedagon Pagoda Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>York Street<\/strong> \u2192 Yaw Mingyi Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Signal Pagoda Road<\/strong> \u2192 Alanpya Pagoda Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Halpin Road<\/strong> \u2192 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campbell Road<\/strong> \u2192 Ngadatgyi Pagoda Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tower Lane<\/strong> \u2192 Bogyoke Museum Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dufferin Road<\/strong> \u2192 Sandaku Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lancaster Road<\/strong> \u2192 Nawaday Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prome Road<\/strong> \u2192 Pyay Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Windermere Road<\/strong> \u2192 Thanlwin Road &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Longwood Road<\/strong> \u2192 Inya Myaing Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goodliffe Road<\/strong> \u2192 Sayar San Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Link Road<\/strong> \u2192 Shwegondaing Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bow Lane<\/strong> \u2192 Banya Dala Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Masjid Road<\/strong> \u2192 Thamein Bayan Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Home Road<\/strong> \u2192 Pan Hlaing Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Binton Street<\/strong> \u2192 Thida Street &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Philip Thornton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-24.png 720w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-24-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <em>Behind Stories of Burma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-25.png 720w, https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-25-300x294.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fact Check &amp; Contextual Background for MMNN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accuracy of Mapping:<\/strong> The mapping of colonial-era street names to modern Burmese names in the original post is <strong>historically accurate<\/strong>. Major arteries were split into sections (e.g., Anawrahta Road incorporates the former Canal, Fraser, and Bigandet roads; Bogyoke Aung San Road incorporates Commissioner\u2019s and Montgomery roads). &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical Timeline of Name Changes:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Post-Independence (1948):<\/strong> The first major wave of street name changes occurred shortly after Burma gained independence in 1948 to purge colonial symbols and honor Burmese military heroes, historical kings, and prominent national figures. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 27, 1989:<\/strong> A secondary nationwide renaming initiative took place under the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), standardizing Burmese script names and official romanized spelling across 165 streets, state entities, and city names (e.g., Rangoon to Yangon). &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urban Design Context:<\/strong> Downtown Yangon&#8217;s grid system was designed following the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852) by Lieutenant Alexander Fraser of the Bengal Engineers and William Montgomery. Roads running east to west were named after major British administrative figures, while north-south streets were numbered or named after local merchants and colonial figures. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blind.man.73932?__cft__[0]=AZiyfhD6plIs6pNk3bIKIzJxXJMm7Eqt1pASRKeMEaf8X73FBJxhqKjpthCZYiBpSxL-tesigT3BoK5Vl8o2CzMJkBULFmrdWVFOCgNP_iAJhNe3SBEr1CG1s1MwMmC37PcM7CtfdJg&amp;__tn__=-UC%2CP-R\"><strong>Khin Maung Thein<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u101a\u1014\u1031\u1037 \u101b\u1014\u103a\u1000\u102f\u1014\u103a\u1019\u103c\u102d\u102f\u1037\u101c\u101a\u103a\u1019\u103e\u102c \u1000\u103b\u103d\u1014\u103a\u200c\u1010\u1031\u102c\u103a\u1010\u102d\u102f\u1037 \u101e\u103d\u102c\u1038\u101c\u102c\u1014\u1031\u1000\u103c\u1010\u1032\u1037 \u1019\u101f\u102c\u1017\u1014\u1039\u1013\u102f\u101c\u101c\u1019\u103a\u1038\u104a 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