- စစ်တွေမြို့; MLCTS: cac twe mrui.,
Burmese pronunciation: [sɪʔtwè mjo̰]),
formerly Akyab (Burmese: အာကျပ်; MLCTS: a kyap), is the
capital of
Rakhine State, Myanmar...
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average width of
about 490 ft (150 m); the
island is 70 mi (110 km)
south of
Akyab (now Sittwe).
During the ****anese
invasion of
Burma in
early 1942, the Island...
- Burma. The
Indian Eastern Army
intended to
reoccupy the Mayu
peninsula and
Akyab Island,
which had an
important airfield. A
division advanced to Donbaik...
- with Rangoon.
Akyab was one of the
leading rice
ports in the world,
hosting ship
fleets from
Europe and China. Many
Indians settled in
Akyab and dominated...
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million people a year." By then, in most of Burma's
largest cities, Rangoon,
Akyab, B****ein and Moulmein, the
Indian immigrants formed a
majority of the po****tion...
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kilometres (14,194 sq mi) and its
capital is
Sittwe (formerly
known as
Akyab). The
state was
historically known as
Arakan in
English until the Burmese...
- Shahpura. The
division had its
headquarters at
Akyab (Sittwe) and
consists of four districts—namely,
Akyab,
Northern Arakan Hill Tracts,
Sandoway and Kyaukpyu...
-
Akyab,
following the
coastline past
Chittagong as they
fought downpours and a
contrary wind.
After three hours and
fifty five
minutes they made
Akyab...
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radius of 250
miles (400 km) from
Akyab,
could cover most of
Central Burma, and
medium bombers operating from
Akyab could range as far as Rangoon, the...
- into Arakan, the
coastal province of Burma. The aim had been to
secure Akyab Island at the end of the Mayu Peninsula. The
island possessed an important...
