Kyauktaw
Kyauktaw (Burmese: ကျောက်တော်မြို့ [tɕaʊʔtɔ̀ mjo̰]) is a town in northern Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar. The famous Mahamuni Buddha image was originally situated near Kyauktaw, in the ruins of the old city of Dhanyawadi.
Kyauktaw
ကျောက်တော်မြို့ | |
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Town | |
Kyauktaw Location in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°50′38″N 92°58′03″E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Rakhine State |
| District | Sittwe District |
| Township | Kyauktaw Township |
| Population | |
| • Religions | Buddhism ဗုဒၶဘာသာ Christianity ခရစ္ယန္ဘာသာ and Hinduism ဟိႏၵဳဘာသာ Islam အစၥလာမ္ဘာသာ |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
The town was captured by the Arakan Army around 12 February 2024 from the Tatmadaw during the Myanmar Civil War.
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