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Myitkyina (Burmese: မြစ်ကြီးနားမြို့; MLCTS: mrac kri: na: mrui., pronounced [mjɪʔtɕíná]; (Eng; mitchinar) Jinghpaw: Myitkyina, [mjìtkjí̠ná]) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) from Yangon, and 785 kilometers (488 mi) from Mandalay.
Myitkyinā, town, northeastern Myanmar (Burma). It lies along the Irrawaddy River, 25 miles (40 km) below the confluence of its two headstreams, the Mali and Nmai rivers, whence it is navigable for more than 950 miles (1,530 km) to the sea. The town’s name means “close to the big river.”
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The capital of Kachin State, the main attractions of Myitkyina (pronounced Mitchinah) are its cultural, ethnic and religious diversity, its attractive riverside setting and its use as a starting point for trips to surrounding tribal villages and other sights – including Indawgyi Lake, Myanmar’s largest body of water, and Myitsone, the ...
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Myitkyina is the capital of Kachin State in Northern Myanmar. The population of the city is around 150,000 and includes an ethnic mix of Bamar, Kachin and ethnic Indians.