Sittwe

[sit-wey]

noun

1. a seaport in western Myanmar (Burma).

Example Sentences

This is the largest of the camps housing displaced Rohingya and is situated along the road heading west from the Rakhine State capital Sittwe.

From BBC

This account has been confirmed by four people from Sittwe who spoke to the BBC.

From BBC

In June an ethnic Rakhine family of five living in Sittwe is reported to have died the same way.

From BBC

Sittwe is now besieged and accessible only by sea and air.

From BBC

Thousands of Rohingya men have been enlisted to help defend Sittwe, and those families who have not sent a man to join up must help pay to support those who have.

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