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Alethangyaw Destination Guide

Delve into Alethangyaw in Myanmar

Alethangyaw in the region of Rakhine is a city in Myanmar - some 248 mi or ( 400 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

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Current time in Alethangyaw is now 12:51 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Jaliapara, Dakshinpara, Chittagong, and Agartala. While being here, make sure to check out Dhaka . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Alethangyaw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Landing at St. Martin.

2:04 min by aminul hassan
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Popular Coral off shore Island of Bangladesh,in Bay of Bengal. Also known as Narikel Jijira.Located at south most tip of the country in the mouth of Naf river. ..

St. Martin, the Coral island of Bangladesh.

5:29 min by aminul hassan
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ek paye nupur amar by anila and topu . ..


404. Najdalszy koniec Bangladeszu. The end of Bangladesh

1:32 min by michalkruszewski
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Najdalszy koniec Bangladeszu - 10km od Birmy (Myanmar). The end of Bangladesh - 10km from Burma (Myanmar). ..

Bangla channel, St. Martin (Narkel Jinjira)- Teknaf, Bangladesh

2:00 min by aminul hassan
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Shot by Nikon D5000 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Naf River

Naf River ( ; is a river marking the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar. The Naf River's average depth is 128 feet and maximum depth is 400 feet . Historically, Shapuree Island located at the mouth of the river, plays an important role and is considered as one of the immediate causes for the first Anglo-Burmese War.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.72 92.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bangladesh–Burma border, Border rivers, International rivers of Asia, Rivers of Bangladesh, Rivers of Burma

St. Martin's Island

St. Martin's Island is a small island (area only 8 sq. km) in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula, and forming the southernmost part of Bangladesh. There is a small adjoining island that is separated at high tide, called Chhera island. It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar, at the mouth of the Naf River. 1st settlement started just 250 years ago by some Arabian Sailors and named as ‘Zajira’.

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Located at 20.63 92.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands of Bangladesh

Buddha Dhatu Jadi

The Buddha Dhatu Jadi (Burmese: ဗုဒ္ဓဓာတုစေတီ; also known as the Bandarban Golden Temple) is located close to Balaghata town, in Bandarban City, in Bangladesh. Dhatu means material remains of a holy person and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha. It is the largest Theravada Buddhist Temple with the second largest Buddha statue in Bangladesh.

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Located at 20.62 92.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Bangladesh

Maungdaw

Maungdaw is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Maungdaw Township and Maungdaw District. Maungdaw is the west most city of Burma and it is a border city too with Bangladesh separated by Naf river. The border is almost 168 miles long. Maungdaw is 16 miles away from Buthidaung. Maundaw and Buthidaung are separated by May Yu Mountains. It has conncted by two tunnels. Tunnel was built in 1918 on Maungdaw Buthidaung motor way.

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Located at 20.82 92.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

Buthidaung

Buthidaung is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Buthidaung Township. It lies on the west bank of Mayu river. Flood hit in July 2011. Buthidaung is 16 miles away from Maungdaw which is situated on Naf river border of Bangladesh

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Located at 20.87 92.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

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