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Rakhine State (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 19 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 19.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 094 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 94.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Coastal state of western Myanm&01a, bordered by Bangladesh; area conquered by Burmese 1784; site of several WW II battles between Allies and Japan; industry includes rice and tobacco growing; principal town Sittwe. |
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| Rakhine State (preferred,C,V,O)
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| Rakhine (C,V)
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| Arakan (C,V)
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| Arakan State (C,V)
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| Arakan Division (C,V)
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| Rahkaing (C,V)
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| Yagaing Taing (C,V)
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| BM01 (C,O,FIPS)
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| État d'Arakan (C,U,French)
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| Rakhinestaten (C,U,Swedish)
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| ရခိုင် ပြည်နယ် (C,U,Burmese)
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| ရခိုင် (C,U,Burmese)
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| state (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| kingdom (H) |
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Muslim, 14th-15th cen. |
| annex (H) |
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of British India, 1826-1886 |
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