Sittwe lies close to the mouth of the Kaladan River, empties into the Bay of Bengal. It was founded by the British in 1826 after tje “First Anglo-Burmese War”. The British called Sittwe (pronounced “Site-Tway” in Rkhine) “Akyab” after tje three relic pagodas known as A Kyat Taw Cetis.
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