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	Sittang River - Encyclopedia.com
		In Java, bitter fighting between the Allies and the Japanese continued on the Sittang river defense lines.
		In view of a possible Japanese invasion, martial law was imposed on the whole of the northern Australian...
		The retreat over the Sittang river followed when two brigades were stranded on the wrong side because orders to blow up the bridge were given prematurely...
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-378792.html (502 words)

	Burma - LoveToKnow 1911
		The northern portion of this tract, which on the east touches the basin of the Salween river, is hilly; the remainder towards the confluence of the Salween, Gyaing and Attaran rivers consists of broad fertile plains.
		There is, however, one true river of some size, the Hlaing, which rises near Prome, flows southwards and meets the Pegu river and the Pazundaung creek near Rangoon, and thus forms the estuary which is known as the Rangoon river and constitutes the harbour of Rangoon.
		The second river in the province in point of size is the Salween, a huge river, believed from the volume of its waters to rise in the Tibetan mountains to the north of Lhasa.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Burma (11817 words)

	Pegu - LoveToKnow 1911
		The town is situated on a river of the same name, 47 m.
		The district, which was formed in 1883, consists of an alluvial tract between the Pegu Yoma range and the Sittang river: area, 4276 sq.
		The division of Pegu comprises the five districts of Rangoon city, Hanthawaddy, Tharrawaddy, Pegu and Prome, lying east of the Irrawaddy: area 13,084 sq.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pegu (339 words)

	PEGU - LoveToKnow Article on PEGU (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The town is situated on a river of the same name, 47 m.
		It is still surrounded by the old walls, about 40 ft. wide, on which have been built the residences of the British officials.
		The division of Pegu comprises the five districts of Rangoon city, Hanthawaddy, Tharrawaddy, Pegu and Prome, lying east of the Irrawaddy: area 13,084 sq.
	23.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PEGU.htm (329 words)

	BURMA - LoveToKnow Article on BURMA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The northern portion of this tract, which on the east touches the basin of the Salween river, is hilly; the remainder towards the confluence of the Salween, Gyaing and Attaran rivers consists of broad fertile plains.
		There is, however, one true river of some size, the Hlaing, which rises near Prome, flows southwards and meets the Pegu river and the Pazundaung creek near Rangoon, and thus forms the estuaty which is known as the Rangoon river and constitutes the harbour of Rangoon.
		The second river in the province in point of size is the Saiween, a huge river, believed from the volume of its waters to rise in the Tibetan mountains to the north of Lhasa.
	65.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BU/BURMA.htm (12417 words)

	Mandalay Summary
		Rising in the hills southeast of Mandalay, the Sittang (Sittoung) River flows southward between the Shan Plateau and the Pegu Yoma highland range before entering the flat paddy-field lands of the lower Pegu (Bago) Division.
		Running parallel to the Irrawaddy River, the Sittang Valley is one of the most strategic in Myanmar's history and development.
		The Sittang Valley is the largest sugar cane-growing region in the country.
	www.bookrags.com /Mandalay (1762 words)

	Sittang River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		river in east-central Myanmar (Burma), rising northeast of Yamethin on the edge of the Shan Plateau and flowing south for 260 miles (420 km) to empty into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea.
		The broad Sittang River valley lies between the forested Pegu Mountains (west) and the steep Shan Plateau (east) and holds the main road and railway from Yangon (Rangoon) to...
		On the right bank of the Sittang River, it was founded as Ketumadi in 1510 by King Minkyinyo and was capital of the Toungoo dynasty until 1540, when the seat of government was moved to Pegu (Bago), 125 miles (200 km) south.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068021 (795 words)

	Suwannaphum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Suwannaphum (also Suwarnabhumi) is an old name for the mouth of the Sittang River in Burma.
		He came across a promontory at the mouth of the Sittang River.
		Ashoka is known to have sent a mission of Buddhist monks to Suwarnabhumi to spread Theravada Buddhism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Suwannaphum (181 words)

	Myanmar - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Myanmar’s richest soils are found in a narrow alluvial strip along the Bay of Bengal, where mountain streams irrigate the land in the wide Irrawaddy and Sittang river valleys.
		Most of Myanmar’s larger towns and cities are river ports; Yangon and Pegu are near the mouths of the Irrawaddy River, Bassein is on one of the mouths of the Irrawaddy, Mandalay is on the upper Irrawaddy near the branching of the Chindwin River, and Moulmein is located at the mouth of the Salween River.
		The country is organized into seven divisions in the central river valleys and seven states on the hilly borderlands, with large towns organized as separate administrative units.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761574495__1/Myanmar.html (9533 words)

	Yangon River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is located in the southern part of the country on the eastern (left) bank of the Yangôn, or Hlaing, River (eastern mouth of the Irrawaddy River), 25 miles (40 km) north of the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea.
		It is situated on the Yangôn River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River, opposite Yangôn (Rangoon), the national capital.
		Both branches rise in the glaciers of the high and remote mountains in northern Myanmar in the vicinity of 28° N. The eastern branch, the Nmai, rises in the Languela glacier on the border with Tibet (China) and has the greater volume of water but is virtually unnavigable because of its strong current.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9077806 (898 words)

	KARATJLI - LoveToKnow Article on KARATJLI (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chambal river flows along the south-east boundary of the state.
		The Karens inhabit the central Pegu Yoma range, forming the watershed between the Sittang and Irrawaddy rivers, the Paunglaung range between the Sittang and the Salween, and the eastern slopes of the Arakan Yoma mountains to the west of the Irrawaddy delta.
		They are supposed to be the descendants of Chinese tribes driven southwards by the pressure of the Shan races, before they were again made to retire into the hills by the expansion of the Mon power.
	85.1911encyclopedia.org /K/KA/KARATJLI.htm (1461 words)

	History of Mon
		The Sittang River is the region's northwestern boundary, and the rivers Gyaing, Ataran, Salween, and Ye drain the area westward to the Gulf of Martaban.
		Gold-washing in the Sittang valley was a remunerative industry in ancient times but as, in course of time, gold could not be worked in paying quantities, the energies of the people were diverted to other channels, and evidently to commerce.
		It was centred on the Chao Phraya River valley in modern-day Thailand, with Nakhon Pathom as the capital.
	www.myanmar-image.com /myanmar/races1/mon/history (5836 words)

	Sittang Estuary and Gulf of Martaban (Site not responding. Last check: )
		16°30'-17°25'N, 96°30'-97°20'E; from the head of the Sittang Estuary near Nyaungkhashe to the region of Khindan on the east coast of the Gulf of Martaban and the region of Minywa-athin on the west coast, Pegu Division and Mon State.
		The vast estuarine system of the Sittang River and adjacent Gulf of Martaban, with extensive intertidal mudflats stretching for some 80 km along both shores, and up to 10 km wide at low tide.
		The estuaries of the Bilin River and several smaller rivers enter the gulf in the east.
	www.arcbc.org.ph /wetlands/myanmar/mmr_sitestgulmar.htm (217 words)

	Bo-Tree Travel Co., Ltd., Yangon, Myanmar - customized trips and eco-tours to Myanmar (Burma)
		the Sittang Basin east of the Bago Yoma
		The country’s highest mountain is Mount Hkakaborazi (5,881 m) in the extreme north.
		The most important river is the Ayeyarwaddy (formerly Irrawaddy) with a length of 2,200 km, others being the Chindwin, Sittang and Thanlyin (Salween) rivers.
	www.bo-treetravel.com /myanmarfacts.html (763 words)

	BURMA - Online Information article about BURMA
		Mekong river, the boundary of the dependent Shan States on the east, that is to say, roughly, between the 92nd and Tooth degrees of east See also:
		The Mogaung river, rising in the watershed which divides the Irrawaddy and the Chindwin drainages, flows south and south-east for 18o m.
		The second river in the province in point of size is the Salween, a huge river, believed from the volume of its waters to rise in the Tibetan mountains to the north of See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /BUN_CAL/BURMA.html (6251 words)

	Mohingyl Lake (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A large, shallow, water storage reservoir on the Sittang plain, about 24 km west of the Sittang River and 45 km from the coast.
		The bund is 5-9m high, with two sluices in the east draining into the canal and thence to the Sittang River.
		In the 19th Century, enormous concentrations of waterfowl were recorded on the Sittang plain in this general area, and the region was famous for its duck-hunting.
	www.arcbc.org.ph /arcbcweb/wetlands/myanmar/mmr_mohlak.htm (594 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Asian Mainland 1942 - Worldwar-2.net
		Under increasing threat of being outflanked by the advancing Japanese, the 17th Indian Division is finally given permission to withdraw across the river Sittang.
		While the 17th Indian Division is withdrawing across the river Sittang, the Japanese launch an attack to capture the Bridge.
		For prematurely blowing up the bridge on the river Sittang, Lieutenant General Smyth is removed from command of the 17th Indian Division by General Wavell.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/asia-and-the-pacific/asian-mainland/asian-mainland-index-1942.htm (1472 words)

	Species info - HTML
		Formerly, it was almost entirely confined to the region between Tavoy (=Dawe) and Moulmein (Hume and Davison 1878), reappearing further north between Pegu and Toungoo along the valley of the Sittang river (Oates 1882, 1883, Harington 1909a).
		It was, for example, "very abundant" in Pegu (Oates 1882), being especially common in the Sittang river area, and "most numerous near the village of Khayuay" (Kaywe) (Oates 1883).
		The large quantity of mud found in the throats of birds near the Sittang river was possibly ingested for this purpose (Oates 1883).
	www.rdb.or.id /view_html.php?id=135&op=acersubr (3614 words)

	Defenceindia : Special Feature : Battle of POKOKU and Irrawaddy River
		Allied Forces crossed River Chindwin and the spearheads of both Corps of the Fourteenth Army { IV and XXXIII Corps} were moving into selected battle areas, which surprised Japanese as they had not anticipated any major operations during the monsoon period.
		Next operation across Irrawaddy River, was to be a magnificent stroke of bravery and deception, that was to make possible the destruction of the Japanese army in Burma.
		On 19th February Battalion was ordered to clear an island in the Irrawaddy River lying off Pokoku, fire from which was interfering with forward movement The island was five miles long by three miles broad, quite flat, dotted with small villages, few paddy fields, clumps of trees and elephant grass.
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/battle_pokoku.html (2974 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Suwannaphum
		Suwannaphum (also Suwarnabhumi) is an old name for the mouth of the Sittang river in Burma.
		He came across a promontory at the mouth of the Sittang River.
		Ashoka is known to have sent a mission of Buddhist monks to Suwarnabhumi to spread Theravada Buddhism.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Suwannaphum (321 words)

	Journey from Rangoon to Toungoo, by John Trew (1874)
		In the evening we arrived at Kyassoo, the village at the end of the canal where it enters the Sittang river; here we had to pull in to the bank, and all stand ready with long bamboos to hold the boat off the shore on the approach of the "bore," or tidal wave.
		The river winds tremendously, and is very monotonous, except here and there where the ground is higher and the hills capped with pagodas.
		The banks are generally low, and the river being very high during the rains, the jungles on either side are under water to a considerable depth.
	anglicanhistory.org /asia/burma/trew_six1874.html (6237 words)

	Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
		It lies between the left bank of the Moselle River and the Marne au Rhin Canal, 12 miles...
		Located on the right bank of the Sittang River, it was founded as Ketumadi in 1510 by King Minkyinyo and was...
		It is the chief tourist centre for the Loire Valley and...
	www.britannicaindia.com /britannica_browse/t/t29.html (1796 words)

	Burma Campaign information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Moulmein at the mouth of the Salween River was garrisoned by a brigade-sized unit.
		Though the Sittang River was in theory a strong defensive position, the allied forces were simply no longer numerically strong enough to prevent the Japanese from infiltrating through their lines.
		Crossing rivers and mountain ranges which the Allies had declared to be impassable, they hit 14th Division's exposed left flank on April 3 1943 and overran several units.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Burma_Campaign (8948 words)

	Burma Profile
		Its parallel ranges are separated by the north-south valleys of the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Sittang rivers.
		Myanmar's southern panhandle is the Tenasserim (Tanintharyi) division.
		Located on the eastern bank of the Rangoon River, it is 21 miles (34 kilometers) north of the Gulf of Martaban.
	members.tripod.com /Rbape/Bur_prof.htm (1897 words)

	William Henry Fuller
		One day the British would attack and cross the Sittang River and gain a foothold, then have to retreat back over the river under fire from a reinforced Japanese counterattack.
		These Japanese were the reinforcements that were to drive the British back over the Sittang River for the last time.
		As it turned out, their survivors never got to the Sittang River and the Japanese forces at the front began their final retreat at this time because the British slowly and steadily gained momentum and never looked back.
	www.normandy1944.info /veterans/william_fuller.html (1129 words)

	Personal Recollections of British Burma and Its Church Mission Work
		Burmese life was exemplified in its slowness and laziness at the lock gates with special peculiarities, yet compensated for afterwards by the beauty of the Sittang river.
		Besides which, we were deeply interested in the large number of teak logs, formed into rafts, which were floating down the river on their way to the timber yards of Rangoon.
		One of them indeed, after a conversation with them in which I had strongly enforced the solemn responsibilities they were about to undertake, said he did not think he was fit to be ordained; but eventually they all took the oaths of canonical obedience, and joined with me in prayer for the Divine blessing.
	anglicanhistory.org /asia/burma/titcomb1880/09.html (2749 words)

	Personal Recollections of British Burma and Its Church Mission Work
		Burmese life was exemplified in its slowness and laziness at the lock gates with special peculiarities, yet compensated for afterwards by the beauty of the Sittang river.
		Besides which, we were deeply interested in the large number of teak logs, formed into rafts, which were floating down the river on their way to the timber yards of Rangoon.
		One of them indeed, after a conversation with them in which I had strongly enforced the solemn responsibilities they were about to undertake, said he did not think he was fit to be ordained; but eventually they all took the oaths of canonical obedience, and joined with me in prayer for the Divine blessing.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/asia/burma/titcomb1880/09.html (2749 words)

	Japanese Invasion
		The Bilin River position was attacked by both Japanese 33rd and 55th Divisions and the Indian Division, after four days defence, began a withdrawal to the Sittang on the night of 19/20 February.
		Disaster struck the retreating Indian Division - on the morning of 23 February, the bridge was blown prematurely, leaving most of the division on the wrong side of the river.
		Defence of the southern sector of the Sittang valley now devolved to the newly arrived British 7th Armoured Brigade, which deployed literally straight off the ship from Egypt.
	homepages.force9.net /rothwell/burmaweb/japinvade.htm (976 words)

	CBI UNIT HISTORIES
		In her efforts to do this she was hampered by having sent much of her river and coastal shipping and a large proportion of her meter-gauge railway locomotives and rolling stock to Iraq to help in its defense.
		By the end of February 1945, a fleet of river craft had been assembled on the Chindwin at Kalewa to supplement air supply and, with adequate supplies ensured, Slim began to cross the Irrawaddy in mid-February.
		To ensure that Rangoon was occupied before the monsoon broke, an amphibious landing, preceded by a parachute drop, was made near the mouth of the Rangoon River on May 2, and the city, which had been hastily evacuated by the Japanese a few days before, was entered without opposition on May 3.
	www.cbi-history.com /part_xii_east_asia.html (4331 words)

	Satellite image - Mouth of Sittang river, Myanmar (12 Dec 2006)
		The river originates at Shan plateau and flows south for 420 km before entering the Gulf of Martaban.
		Some parts of the river are used to transport timber southwards.
		There are strong currents and rapids along the river and tidal bores may also occur at the river mouth.
	www.crisp.nus.edu.sg /monthly_scenes/y2006/Dec06scene.html (151 words)

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