Lemro River
river in Myanmar
The Lemro or Lemyo (Burmese: လေးမြို့မြစ်, Burmese pronunciation: [lémjo̰ mjɪʔ]), also written as Laymro, is a river of Myanmar flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Bay of Bengal east of Sittwe. The name of the river was given after establishment of four kingdom cities of Arakanese people between the eight and thirteen centuries along the river bank. The Lemro valley is noted for its rock art from these settlers.
Etymology
In the term of "Lemro," the first term "Le" or "Lay" refers to counting number of "4" and the second term "Mro" refers to "town or city." Lay Mro in the Rakhine language means "four cities," which refers to the four ancient Arakanese cities that flourished by the side of the river. Now it is called "Laymyo" or "Lemyo" instead of Lemro.
Physiography
Lémro river originates from the mountains and hills of Chin Hills Track in Chin State of Burma in Matupi Township of Mindat District in Chin State. It flows through Mrauk-U, Minbya and Pauktaw townships of Sittwe District of Rakhine State. It empties into the Kaladan River downstream of Pauktaw. The section from Sittwe to Pauktaw is 16 miles (26 km) long and from Sittwe to Minbya is 40 miles (64 km) long.
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