Sittang

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Sittang

a river in Burma. The Sittang measures approximately 500 km and drains an area of 34,500 sq km. It flows from north to south in a valley between the Pegu Mountains and the Shan Plateau and empties into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea, forming an estuary. It has a monsoonal regime, with high water in the summer. The average flow rate is approximately 1,300 cu m per sec. The lower Sittang is subject to the influence of sea tides for a distance of 80 km from the mouth. The Sittang carries large quantities of suspended detrital material. It is navigable in the lower course by small boats and is connected by a canal with the Pegu River. The city of Toungoo is situated on the river. Rice is grown in the valley. [23–1426–]

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No references found			In 1943, he was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery as Captain in commanding a counter offensive and bayonet charge against the Japanese troops on the Sittang river. Brilliant soldier by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain) The Sittang, lower Chindwin, and lower Salween Rivers are also used extensively by launches and other river craft, as is the maze of tributaries and creeks in the Irrawaddy Delta. Burma and superpower Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific by Selth, Andrew / Naval War College Review During the Second World War, he was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery as Captain for leading the counter-attack against the Japanese, when he sustained injuries from LMG firing on the Sittang river. A great personality by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)			site furnishings site improvement site investigation site license site lighting site map site marker site plan Site, Hydrometric site-foamed insulation SiteMill SiteMinder sitename sitework Sithinakha Sitka Sitka City & Borough Sitka cypress Sitka National Historical Park sitka spruce Sitka Summer Music Festival Sitkovtsy Sitniki Sitona Sitor Situmorang Sittang Sittang River sitter Sitter, Willem de Sittidae sitting Sitting Bull sitting height sitting room sitting tenant Sittingbourne Sittwe situate situation comedy situation map situation therapy situation-display tube Situla Situmorang, Sitor situs inversus situs solitus Sitwell Sitwell family sitzbath Sitzkrieg Sium			sits through sits through sits tight sits tight sits tight sits tight sits up sits up sits up sits up sits up and take notice sits up and take notice sits up and take notice sits up and take notice sits vac Sitsang SITSES SITSI SITST SITSTAT SITSUM SITT Sitt al-Bayt Sitt al-Bayt Sitta Sitta (bird) Sitta (bird) Sitta canadensis Sitta carolinensis Sitta europaea Sittang Sittang River Sittard Enterprise Development Center Sittella sittellas SITTEMP SITTEMPS Sitten sitter sitter Sitter, Willem de Sitter, Willem de Sitters Sitters Sittidae Sittidae Sittin' in with the Greats Sittinae Sittinae Sittine sitting sitting sitting sitting sitting Sitting Around At Home sitting at feet sitting at feet sitting at feet sitting at feet sitting back

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