Fun fact 1 about Sittwe
city
The name Sittwe means 'the place where the war meets' in Arakanese.
Sittwe
Myanmar
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Sittwe
Myanmar
Country
Myanmar
Population
181.0K
Coordinates
20.15, 92.90
Sittwe , formerly Akyab, is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan, Mayu, and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal. As of 2019 the city has an estimated population of over 120,000 inhabitants.
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