Rathedaung

Rathedaung (Burmese: ရသေ့တောင်မြို့) is the administrative town of Rathedaung Township in the Rakhine State of westernmost part of Myanmar. It is 65 kilometers (40 miles) north of Sittwe.

There were at least 12 casualties in Rathedaung Township during communal clashes of Jun 2012.[1] 2 were Muslims and 10 were Buddhists.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://india.nydailynews.com/newsarticle/4fe1db53b1e35d8e16000007/three-dead-in-new-myanmar-clashes
  2. ↑ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jun/24/as-myanmar-sectarian-unrest/

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Coordinates: 20°29′N 92°45′E / 20.483°N 92.750°E / 20.483; 92.750


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