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Myeik, Myanmar
Myeik (Burmese: မြိတ်, MLCTS: mrit, pronounced [mjeɪʔ] or [beɪʔ]; Mon: ဗိက်, [pòik]; Thai: มะริด, RTGS: Marit, [má(ʔ).rít]; formerly Mergui, /mɜːrˈɡwiː/) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of the Andaman Sea. As of 2010[update], the estimated population was over 209,000. Myeik is the largest city in Tanintharyi Region, and serves as the regional headquarters of the Myanmar Navy's Tanintharyi Regional Command. The area inland from the city is a major smuggling corridor into Thailand. The Singkhon Pass, also known as the Maw-daung Pass, has an international cross-border checkpoint.[citation needed]
Myeik was the southernmost part of the Pagan Kingdom from the 11th to 13th centuries. After the Pagan Empire's collapse in 1287, Myeik became part of successive Thai kingdoms from the late 13th century to the middle of 18th century: first the Sukhothai Kingdom and later the Ayutthaya Kingdom. A brief period of Burmese rule interrupted this between 1564 and 1593.
From the 16th century on, the city was an important seaport and trading center with the Europeans, who would land at Mergui, travel upriver to Tenasserim and then cross the mountains to reach Ayutthaya. The French officer Chevalier de Beauregard was made Governor of the city of Myeik after the Anglo-Siamese War (1687) that resulted in the English being expelled from Siam. De Beauregard was named Governor by Narai, the king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, replacing an Englishman, Samuel White. The French were then expelled from Myeik following the Siamese revolution of 1688.
The Burmese captured Myeik in 1765 as part of an invasion that would ultimately topple the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1767. In 1826, the Burmese ceded the region to the British after the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826).
In the Pacific Theater of World War II, Imperial Japanese forces used laborers to hastily construct the Mergui Road to aid their retreat after the rail tracks were destroyed by Allied bombings.
There are 11 major wards in Myeik. Myeik Taung, Ka Lwin and Yae Pone are the big wards. While Nauk Lae, Seik Nge, Dawei Su, Kan Gyi, Yae Pone being the costal wards.
Myeik Taung is located at the south-east of the city. The Myeik Taung ward shares border with Kan Hpyar ward, Ah Lel Kyun ward and Nauk Lae ward. It is considered the biggest major ward in the entire city. The population is also bigger than other wards.[citation needed]
Seik Nge Market is also known and Sibinthaya Market (municipal market). There are 4 major markets in Myeik downtown. They are Seik Nge Market, Thiha Zeyar Market, Nauk Lae Market and Tapyin Market. They open from 5 AM to 6PM everyday execpt Sundays and holidays. Markets like Palauk Su market, Myit Nge market, Phayar Koe Hsu market are street markets. They are open from 5 AM to 12 PM.
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Myeik, Myanmar
Myeik (Burmese: မြိတ်, MLCTS: mrit, pronounced [mjeɪʔ] or [beɪʔ]; Mon: ဗိက်, [pòik]; Thai: มะริด, RTGS: Marit, [má(ʔ).rít]; formerly Mergui, /mɜːrˈɡwiː/) is a rural city in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of the Andaman Sea. As of 2010[update], the estimated population was over 209,000. Myeik is the largest city in Tanintharyi Region, and serves as the regional headquarters of the Myanmar Navy's Tanintharyi Regional Command. The area inland from the city is a major smuggling corridor into Thailand. The Singkhon Pass, also known as the Maw-daung Pass, has an international cross-border checkpoint.[citation needed]
Myeik was the southernmost part of the Pagan Kingdom from the 11th to 13th centuries. After the Pagan Empire's collapse in 1287, Myeik became part of successive Thai kingdoms from the late 13th century to the middle of 18th century: first the Sukhothai Kingdom and later the Ayutthaya Kingdom. A brief period of Burmese rule interrupted this between 1564 and 1593.
From the 16th century on, the city was an important seaport and trading center with the Europeans, who would land at Mergui, travel upriver to Tenasserim and then cross the mountains to reach Ayutthaya. The French officer Chevalier de Beauregard was made Governor of the city of Myeik after the Anglo-Siamese War (1687) that resulted in the English being expelled from Siam. De Beauregard was named Governor by Narai, the king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, replacing an Englishman, Samuel White. The French were then expelled from Myeik following the Siamese revolution of 1688.
The Burmese captured Myeik in 1765 as part of an invasion that would ultimately topple the Ayutthaya Kingdom in 1767. In 1826, the Burmese ceded the region to the British after the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826).
In the Pacific Theater of World War II, Imperial Japanese forces used laborers to hastily construct the Mergui Road to aid their retreat after the rail tracks were destroyed by Allied bombings.
There are 11 major wards in Myeik. Myeik Taung, Ka Lwin and Yae Pone are the big wards. While Nauk Lae, Seik Nge, Dawei Su, Kan Gyi, Yae Pone being the costal wards.
Myeik Taung is located at the south-east of the city. The Myeik Taung ward shares border with Kan Hpyar ward, Ah Lel Kyun ward and Nauk Lae ward. It is considered the biggest major ward in the entire city. The population is also bigger than other wards.[citation needed]
Seik Nge Market is also known and Sibinthaya Market (municipal market). There are 4 major markets in Myeik downtown. They are Seik Nge Market, Thiha Zeyar Market, Nauk Lae Market and Tapyin Market. They open from 5 AM to 6PM everyday execpt Sundays and holidays. Markets like Palauk Su market, Myit Nge market, Phayar Koe Hsu market are street markets. They are open from 5 AM to 12 PM.
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