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Touring Baguna in Myanmar

Baguna in the region of Rakhine is a city located in Myanmar - some 245 mi or ( 394 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Time in Baguna is now 09:53 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Agartala, Thazeywa, and Akyab. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . Check out our recommendations for Baguna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

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 17 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

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.

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Located at 20.72 92.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Bangladesh–Burma border, Border rivers, International rivers of Asia, Rivers of Bangladesh, Rivers of Burma

Maungdaw District

Maungdaw District is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The population density is about 295 persons per square kilometer. The capital lies at Maungdaw.

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Located at 21.00 92.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Districts of Burma, Rakhine State

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 32 km away
Tags: Islands of Bangladesh

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