The Lemro ( my, လေးမြို့မြစ်, ) originally called Aizannadi is a river of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
flowing through
Chin State and
Rakhine State
Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...
. It flows into the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line bet ...
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.
History
Originally called 'Azinnandi River'
before it was named after establishment of four kingdom cities that ruled Arakan from 8th century to until 15th century.
Pyinsa - 1018
Parein - 1102
Hkrit - 1137
Launggyet - 1237
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.
Physiography
Sources
Lémro river originates from the mountains and hills of Chin Hills Track in
Chin State of Burma.
References
Rock Art and Artisans in the Lemro Valley
External links
PhotographsWikimapia
Rivers of Myanmar
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