Lower Myanmar Lower Myanmar Lower Burma (, also called Outer Myanmar) is a geographic region of Burma (Myanmar) and includes the low-lying Irrawaddy delta (Ayeyarwady, Bago and Yangon Regions), as well as coastal regions of the country (Rakhine and Mon States and Tanintharyi Region). In the Burmese language, people originating from Upper Burma are typically called "a-htet-tha" for men and "a-hiet-lhu" for women, whereas those from Lower Burma are called "auk tha" () for men and "auk thu" for women. While "a-nya tha" () refers to interior inhabitants of the country. Historically, Lower Burma referred to the part of Burma annexed by
Yangon 20 years, they look much older and rundown due to shoddy construction and lack of proper maintenance. Unlike other major Asian cities, Yangon does not have any skyscrapers. Aside from a few high-rise hotels and office towers, most high-rise buildings (usually 10 stories and up) are "condos" scattered across prosperous neighbourhoods north of downtown such as Bahan, Dagon, Kamayut and Mayangon. The tallest building in Yangon, Pyay Gardens, is a 25-story condo in the city's north. Older satellite towns such as Thaketa, North Okkalapa and South Okkalapa are lined mostly with one to two-story detached houses with access to the