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Taungpu Destination Guide

Discover Taungpu in Myanmar

Taungpu in the region of Rakhine is a town located in Myanmar - some 204 mi or ( 328 km ) West of Nay Pyi Taw , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Taungpu

Local time in Taungpu is now 12:04 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Rangoon " with a UTC offset of 6.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Chittagong, Agartala, Ywathitke, and Thalondaung. When in this area, you might want to check out Dhaka . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Taungpu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Pier, Sittwe

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Main pier in Sittwe, Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar ..

Sittwe view point

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View of Sittwe from view point ..


Bat Colony - Sittwe

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Bat colony in front of the Shwe Thazin Hotel in Sittwe, Arakan (Rakhine) State, Myanmar ..

Akyab and Rangoon, Burma 1961 - 1963 (Sittwe and Yangon, Myanmar)

4:18 min by veraput
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Movies from my childhood during our stay in Akyab and Rangoon, Burna between 1961 - 1963. Movies converted from 8mm film. ..


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.15 93.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Rivers of Burma

Pauktaw

Pauktaw is a town in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar.

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Located at 20.15 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rakhine State, Township capitals of Burma

HMIS Indus (U67)

HMIS Indus was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Indian Navy launched in 1934 and sunk during the Second World War in 1942. She was a slightly enlarged version of other vessels in the Grimsby class. She was named after the Indus River. Indus served mainly as an escort vessel, and she was therefore lightly armed. Her pennant number was changed to U67 in 1940.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.12 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1934 ships, Grimsby-class sloops of the Royal Indian Navy, Maritime incidents in 1942, Ships sunk by aircraft, Sloops of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean

Sittwe

Sittwe is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced site-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. The city has 181,000 inhabitants (2006). it is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.

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Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Kaladan River, Populated places in Rakhine State, Port cities and towns of the Indian Ocean, Sittwe, Township capitals of Burma

Technological University, Sittwe

Technological University (Sittwe) is located in RaChanByin Village, Sittwe Township, Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It formerly operated as a Government Technical College (GTC). It moved to RaChanByin Village and expanded to University level on 20 January 2007.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 20.14 92.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Technological universities in Burma