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Myawchaung Destination Guide

Touring Myawchaung in Myanmar

Myawchaung in the region of Rakhine is a city located in Myanmar - some 242 mi or ( 389 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital city .

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Time in Myawchaung is now 04:29 PM (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, Zinhkama, and Theindaungpara. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . Check out our recommendations for Myawchaung ? 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 20 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 20 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 21 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Bangladesh