Kha Maung Seik Explained

Settlement Type:Town
Official Name:Kha Maung Seik
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Rakhine State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Maungdaw District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Maungdaw Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30

Kha Maung Seik (Burmese: ခမောင်းဆိပ်) is a town in Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. On 26 August 2017, Hindu villages from Kha Maung Seik were attacked and 99 Bengali Hindu villagers were massacred by Muslim insurgents from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).[1] [2]

Kha Maung Seik was upgraded as a town on 2 February 2016 by combination of nearby seven villages, Ah Nauk Hka Maung Seik, Ah San Kyaw, Ah Shey Kha Maung Seik, Mee Kyaung Chaung, Min Kha Maung (NaTaLa), Taing Bin Gar and Ye Bauk Kyar.[3] [4]

History

it was the birthplace of King Min Khamaung, who was named after this place.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myanmar: New evidence reveals Rohingya armed group massacred scores in Rakhine State. www.amnesty.org. en.
  2. Web site: Rohingya fighters 'killed scores of Hindu villagers'.
  3. Book: Maungdaw Township Information . September 2019 . Maungdaw Township General Administration Department . 3 . 17 February 2023 . Burmese.
  4. https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Myanmar_PCodes_Release_9.3_Jan2021_Rakhine.zip "Rakhine State PCodes"