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276WESTERN MYANMAR RAKHAING STATESittwe (Akyab)123‚To Maka KuthalaKyaungdawgyi(0.5 mi);Boat JettyPark (1.5 mi)# ÿ15 #ï86Kyayoug 16 # ÿ#Kyaung# # æÚÚ ##17Shwezedi ð#RiceMarketKyaung3 # á#ñZeigyo St # æ(Market St) # æFishYe Dwin St (MerchantSt)MarketKyaw Zan Swe StMill RdMyo LweChaung StSet Yone Su StU Ottama StHtee Dan St66 667 # ÿ # â4Jama Mosque# ß## ú12 úNew14ý#harbour underSittwe Cinema# ú developmentUniversity111#æ # ÿ9To LokanandaPaya 5#ÿ î#Hospital RiverKaladan(0.4 mi); 10 #òAirport City # ú # á2(1.2 Hallmi) # æTo View Point# ú 13 (1.5 mi)‚AAMinbargyi Rd‚May Yu St‚‚‚‚‚#eMain RdNga Pain StStrand RdBowdhi Rd0 400 m0 0.2 milesBLokananda PayaBUDDHIST TEMPLEelCknNÌC.ur;"(May Yu St) You can’t miss this big goldenpagoda between the airport and the centre,endowed by General Than Shwe himself in1997. Its gilded, cavernous worship hall heldaloft by decorated pillars is pretty spectacular.Rakhaing State Day is staged here.On the west side of the compound is asmall ordination hall, which houses theintriguing Sachamuni Image, a bronzebuddha, the surface of which is entirely encrustedwith mini-buddhas. Apparently theimage dates from 24 BC and is said to havebeen found by Mrauk U fishers in recentyears. It was moved from Mrauk U by thegovernment in 1997.Jama MosqueRakhaing State Cultural Museum MUSEUM(Main Rd; admission $2; h10am-4pm Tue-Sat)The government-run Rakhaing State CulturalMuseum features two floors of Rakhaingcultural goodies that benefit from justenough English subtitles. On the groundfloor, diagrams and artefacts detail Rakhaing’sorigins (around 3000 BC) and four keyperiods (Dhanyawadi, Vesali, Lemro andMrauk U), compelete with useful renderingsand models.B123Sittwe (Akyab)æ Top SightsFish Market ..........................................B2Jama Mosque ......................................B2Rice Market .......................................... B1Shwezedi Kyaung ................................A2æ Sights1 Fruit Bat Trees .....................................A32 New Clock Tower.................................A33 Old Clock Tower ..................................B24 Rakhaing State CulturalMuseum.............................................B2ÿ Sleeping5 Mya Guest House ................................A36 New Palace Hotel................................. B17 Noble Hotel ..........................................A28 Prince Guest House............................. B19 Shwe Thazin Hotel...............................B3ú Eating10 Gisspanadi ...........................................A311 May Yu..................................................B312 Moe Plearl ............................................A213 Mondi Stand.........................................A3Mya Teahouse ..............................(see 5)River Valley Seafood Restaurant (see 6)14 Utingdameer........................................B2ï Information15 Khine Pyi Soe ....................................... A1ï Transport16 Air Mandalay ........................................ A117 Malikha Express................................... B1Upstairs are displays on local customs(such as models showing off some of the 64traditional Mrauk U royal hairstyles – all ofwhich look pretty similar) as well as drawingsillustrating key moves you may need forRakhaing wrestling.MOSQUE(Main Rd) Next to the museum, this impressive1859 building could have been ripped out thepages of Arabian Nights. Sadly, it appearslittle used by the town’s Muslim communityand is haunted by desperate looking beggars.There’s a good restaurant in its courtyard.FMaka Kuthala Kyaungdawgyi MUSEUM(Large Monastery of Great Merit; Main Rd; h7am-9pm) Monk U Bhaddanta Wannita spent 49years collecting old coins and buddha imagesfrom monasteries to protect them from