 The roads running parallel west to east were the Strand Road, Merchant Road, Maha Bandula (née Dalhousie) Road, Anawrahta (Fraser) Road, and Bogyoke Aung San (Montgomerie) Road.The largest and best maintained parks in Yangon are located around Shwedagon Pagoda.To the south-east of the gilded stupa is the most popular recreational area in the city – Kandawgyi Lake.