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Kanchaung Destination Guide

Touring Kanchaung in Myanmar

Kanchaung in the region of Rakhine is a city located in Myanmar - some 197 mi or ( 317 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Time in Kanchaung is now 03:10 PM (Thursday) . 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, Thalondaung, and Akyab. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . Check out our recommendations for Kanchaung ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 20.15 93.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma

Ponnagyun

Ponnagyun is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. it is the administrative seat of Ponnagyun Township.

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Located at 20.33 93.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

Minbya

Minbya is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. All 567 permanent shops of Minbya central market were burnt down in a fire accident on 12 November 2011.

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Located at 20.37 93.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

Myingun Island

Myingun Island is an island in the Bay of Bengal, Burma (Myanmar). It belongs to Rakhine State and is located 5 km to the south of Sittwe. It stretches parallel to the coast and has a length of 33 km and a maximum width of 3.8 km. There are two localities on the island, Sandawshin and Pyaingdaung.

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Located at 19.97 92.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Islands of Burma