Sittwe

[sit-wey]

noun

1. a seaport in western Myanmar (Burma).

Example Sentences

"This election means nothing to me," said one 60-year-old man in Sittwe city, the capital of western Rakhine state.

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

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

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

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

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