ancient ruins
Mrauk U
A remote former capital of the Arakan Kingdom with atmospheric stone temples and pagodas rivaling Bagan but without the crowds.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Sittwe
Rakhine, Myanmar · Asia
About Sittwe
Sittwe sits on the route: 1 hours from Mrauk U, 59km from Mrauk U.
Sittwe is in Rakhine, Myanmar, with about 180,000 people. The nearest town is Mrauk U, about 58 km away.
Sittwe (Burmese: စစ်တွေမြို့, MLCTS: cac twe mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [sɪʔtwè mjo̰]), formerly Akyab (Burmese: အာကျပ်, MLCTS: a kyap), 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 theRead more
Bay of Bengal. As of 2019 the city has an estimated population of over 120,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District.
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Within an hour or so of Sittwe: Mrauk U (59 km).
Where is Sittwe?
Sittwe is in Rakhine, Myanmar, about 58 km from Mrauk U.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 177,743
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Rakhine
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 20.1462, 92.8983
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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