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Mrauk U
 Mrauk-U,
the ancient city of Rakhine Kingdom(15th Century),
is known for its old temples with wall paintings of
Indian cultural influence. It is reached by boat
along Kalatan River from Sittwe(Akyab), the capital
of Rakhine State. The boat trip takes about 5 hours.
The hightlights of Mrauk-U are the massive
Shitthaungpaya a curiously remarkable temple with
countless Buddha Images and relief's, the
fortress-like temple Htaukkan-thein noted for the
interesting stone sculptures in the vaulted
passages; an octagonal temple Andaw-thein with its
unique stone cavings and flora designs;
Sakya-Man-Aung, a tall attenuated stupa; and
Archaeological Museum. 8 km to the north of Mrauk-U
is Wethali(Vesali); another ancient capital (8th to
10th centuries A.D). There is one more ancient
capital called Dhanyawaddy which is about 22 km to
the north of Wethali. On going upstream by boat for
2 hours to Chin Hillbribe Village one can visit in
the nearby places, people with tattoo on the faces.
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Shitthaung Pagoda
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Shitthaung or
"temple of the 80,000 Buddhas" located about half a
mile to the north of the palace site was built by
one of the most powerful kings of the Mrauk-U
Dynasty, called by the people, Minbargyi. It is an
ancient temple, in Mrauk Oo of northern Rakhine
state, Myanmar.
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Sakya-Man-Aung Pagoda
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Sakkyar Man Aung
Pagoda is located on the east side of Mrauk U. This
pagoda is known to be one of the five most revered
"Mann" paya of Mrauk U. King Sri Suddhamma Raja
built the Sakkyar Man Aung Pagoda in A.D 1693. It is
located in the south of Yadanar Man Aung Pagoda.
This Pagoda is known to be one of the five most
revered pagodas in Mrauk U. The five revered "Man"
payas of Mrauk U are Lawka Man Aung, Zeenat Man Aung,
Sakkya Man Aung, Mingalar Man Aung and Yadanar Man
Aung. In Myanmar known as "Man Ngar Par".
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Sittwe
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Sittway is the
capital of Rahkhine State. Rahkhine State is
situated in the Western part of Rahkhine Yoma
mountain range and Bay of Bengal and about 12,800
miles long in distance. The population is about 2.6
millions. The main economy there is fishery.
Moreover, there are several kinds of famous
production can be found in Sittway. Fish-paste, dry
fish and shrimp, clothes are popular products of
that region. When you visit Sittway by air, you will
see the Bay of Bengal from and the magnificent views
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