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Rakhine State (/rəˈkaɪn/ⓘ; Rakhine and Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်; MLCTS: ra.hkuing pranynai, Rakhine pronunciation[ɹəkʰàiɰ̃pɹènè], Burmese pronunciation:[jəkʰàiɰ̃pjìnɛ̀]), formerly known as Arakan State, is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between latitudes 17°30' north and 21°30' north and longitudes 92°10' east and 94°50' east. The Arakan Mountains or Rakhine Yoma separated Rakhine State from central Burma from North to South. Off the coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Ramree, Cheduba and Myingun. Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres (14,194 sq mi) and its capital is Sittwe (formerly known as Akyab).[4]
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majority along the coastal region of present-day RakhineState (formerly called Arakan), although Rakhine communities also exist throughout the country,...
of the Rakhine (or Arakanese), Chin, and Rohingya ethnic minorities have fought against the government for self-determination in RakhineState since the...
Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in RakhineState, Myanmar. Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled...
Look up Rakhine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rakhine (/rəˈkaɪn/ ) may refer to: RakhineState, in Myanmar Rakhine people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic...
romanized: Araka Tatdaw; abbreviated AA) is an ethnic armed organisation based in RakhineState (Arakan). Founded on 10 April 2009, the AA is the military wing of the...
During the Myanmar civil war, the group fought mainly in RakhineState and northern Shan State. On October 27, 2023, the alliance launched Operation 1027...
western Myanmar, primarily in the RakhineState. Closely related to Burmese, the language is spoken by the Rakhine and Marma peoples; it is estimated...
The flag of RakhineState in Myanmar is a bicolour of white and red, charged with the Shrivatsa, a historical symbol of Arakan, on a blue disk in the...
The 2012 RakhineState riots were a series of conflicts primarily between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in northern RakhineState, Myanmar...
forces and police launched a major crackdown against the people in RakhineState which is located in the country's northwestern region. The Burmese military...
The offensive has spread outside Shan State across the country to Sagaing Region, Chin State, and RakhineState, and has sparked Operations 1107 and 1111...
the Chin people, an ethnic group native to Chin State and neighboring RakhineState. Much of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated, with few...
Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine". Rakhine Commission. Retrieved 8 September 2017. "Advisory Commission on RakhineState: Final Report". Kofi Annan...
The Advisory Commission on RakhineState (Burmese: ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ်ဆိုင်ရာ အကြံပေးကော်မရှင်) was an international advisory commission headed by former UN...
'faith movement'), is a Rohingya insurgent group active in northern RakhineState, Myanmar. According to a December 2016 report by the International Crisis...
a make-or-break Rakhine fight". Asia Times. Retrieved 8 February 2024. "Internet Blackout Imposed on Myanmar's Restive RakhineState". Agence France-Presse...
RakhineState occupies the northern coastline of Myanmar up to the border with Bangladesh and corresponds to the historical Kingdom of Arakan. The history...
party in Myanmar (Burma), representing the interests of the Rakhine people in RakhineState and Yangon Region. The party was founded on 13 January 2014...
mjo̰]; formerly Akyab) is the capital of RakhineState, Myanmar (Burma). Sittwe, pronounced sait-tway in the Rakhine language, is located on an estuarial...
Range, are a mountain range in western Myanmar, between the coast of RakhineState and the Central Myanmar Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy River. It...
part of Myanmar's RakhineState (formerly known as Arakan), characterised by sectarian violence between the Rohingya Muslim and Rakhine Buddhist communities...
religion in all Regions and Kayin State, Kachin State, Mon State, Shan State and Kayah State. Most Bamar, Shan, Mon, Rakhine, Karen and many ethnic groups...
an estimated 1,206,353 persons in parts of northern RakhineState, Kachin State and Kayin State who were not counted. People who were out of the country...
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