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Explore Gyindaw in Myanmar

Gyindaw in the region of Rakhine is a town in Myanmar - some 241 mi or ( 387 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gyindaw is now 03:16 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Agartala, Zinhkama, and Thazeywa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dhaka . Where to go and what to see in Gyindaw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 22 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’.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.63 92.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 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 22 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Bangladesh

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