Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,767,802,020 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Sittwe

   Also found in: Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
Sittwe (sĭt`wē) or Akyab (ăk yăb`), city (1983 pop. 107,607), capital of Rakhine State Rakhine State (räkēn`), formerly Arakan
..... Click the link for more information.
, W Myanmar, at the mouth of the Kaladan River and on the Bay of Bengal. It is an important port and rice-milling center. Originally a small fishing village, it became a port for the export of rice after the British occupied it in 1826.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
An India-Burma pipeline along the river, and upgrades to the port of Sittwe on the Bay of Bengal, are other potential joint projects.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.