Discover Taungpu in Myanmar
Taungpu in the region of Rakhine is a town located in Myanmar - some 204 mi or ( 328 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .
Local time in Taungpu is now 10:22 AM (Wednesday) . 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 Thalondaung. 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 Taungpu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pier, Sittwe
Main pier in Sittwe, Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar ..
Sittwe view point
View of Sittwe from view point ..
Bat Colony - Sittwe
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)
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
Lemro River
The Lemro is a river of Burma flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Indian Ocean east of Sittwe. Between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries, small walled settlements were built by the Arakanese people along the river bank. The Lemro valley is noted for its rock art from these settlers.
Located at 20.15 93.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pauktaw
Pauktaw is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar.
Located at 20.15 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 20.12 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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