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Grinchaung Destination Guide

Discover Grinchaung in Myanmar

Grinchaung in the region of Rakhine is a town located in Myanmar - some 209 mi or ( 336 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Grinchaung

Local time in Grinchaung is now 11:26 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Agartala, Ywathitke, and Thinganet. When in this area, you might want to check out Dhaka . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Grinchaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pier, Sittwe

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Main pier in Sittwe, Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar ..

Sittwe view point

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View of Sittwe from view point ..


Bat Colony - Sittwe

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Bat colony in front of the Shwe Thazin Hotel in Sittwe, Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar ..

Akyab and Rangoon, Burma 1961 - 1963 (Sittwe and Yangon, Myanmar)

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Movies from my childhood during our stay in Akyab and Rangoon, Burna between 1961 - 1963. Movies converted from 8mm film. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Point, Sittwe

Viewpoint, popularly known as Point is the principal attraction in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, Myanmar (also known as Burma). It is an Urban park which serves mainly as a viewing deck into the Indian Ocean and the nearby scenery.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.11 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rakhine State

HMIS Indus (U67)

HMIS Indus was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Indian Navy launched in 1934 and sunk during the Second World War in 1942. She was a slightly enlarged version of other vessels in the Grimsby class. She was named after the Indus River. Indus served mainly as an escort vessel, and she was therefore lightly armed. Her pennant number was changed to U67 in 1940.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.12 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1934 ships, Grimsby-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships sunk by aircraft, Sloops of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean

Sittwe

Sittwe is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced site-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The city has 181,000 inhabitants (2006). it is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.

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Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Kaladan River, Populated places in Rakhine State, Port cities and towns of the Indian Ocean, Sittwe, Township capitals of Burma

Technological University, Sittwe

Technological University (Sittwe) is located in RaChanByin Village, Sittwe Township, Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It formerly operated as a Government Technical College (GTC). It moved to RaChanByin Village and expanded to University level on 20 January 2007.

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Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Technological universities in Burma

Sittwe Airport

Sittwe Airport is an airport in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Burma. It started as a military used arifield in World War II. It was handed over to Department of Civil Aviation by International Aero Limited Company on 24 July 1947. It was upgraded to 6,000 feet long and 140 feet wide gravel mixed asphalt runway in 1960. The airport building was extended to 220 feet by 60 feet from 120 feet by 60 feet and it was opened on 22 March 2002.

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Located at 20.13 92.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airports in Burma, Sittwe