Prome

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Prome
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 18.816667°N, 95.216667°E
Altitude: 37 m (120 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Pyay
State/Province: Bago Division
Country: Burma
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Prome was the headquarters of Prome District in the Pegu Division of Lower Burma during the British period. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base on the river between Upper and Lower Burma.

Military history

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Pyay
Variants: Pye/Prome

External links

Prome Town Imperial Gazetteer