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Sittwe
Sittwe, Burma Akyab Founded in 1825 as ‘Crowd (as a result of) War’ from tsit‐htwe following the development of a cantonment for British troops here because the area was considered more healthy than elsewhere. The British called the place Akyab, the name of a nearby village which had a pagoda with the name Au‐kyait‐dau, from which Akyab may have come.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sittwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sittwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Sittwe.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Sittwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Sittwe.html |
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Sittwe
Sittwe or Akyab , city (1983 pop. 107,607), capital of Rakhine State , 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. |
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"Sittwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Sittwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sittwe.html "Sittwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sittwe.html |
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