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Akyab | |
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Presidency: Bengal | |
Coordinates: | 20.144444°N 92.896944°E |
Altitude: | xx metres (xx ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Sittwe |
State/Province: | Rakhine State |
Country: | Burma |
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Akyab was a town in the Bengal Presidency and headquarters of the Akyab district of Burma.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Sittwe
Variants:Akyab
External links
- Akyab Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Photograph: The Bank of Bengal, Akyab Burma c 1895. Bristol Archives, catalogue reference 2003/071/1/1/2/25, part of the British Empire & Commonwealth Collection.
Historical books online
- Burma Gazetteer: District Series: Akyab District Vol A 1917. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.