 The Moekaung Pagoda is the principal pagoda of the area, and the annual MoekaungPagoda Festival attracts a number of people from around the city.Yankin means "Free of Strife".The name was given by King Alaungpaya of Konbaung Dynasty in 1755 after he had conquered a small village named "Thanlyin Kin" as part of his reunification of the country.