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