Thanbyuzayat

Thanbyuzayat သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့ Thanbyuxayat,[1] Thanbyuzat[2]
Thanbyuzayat Location in Burma
Coordinates: 15°58′N 97°44′E / 15.967°N 97.733°E / 15.967; 97.733Coordinates: 15°58′N 97°44′E / 15.967°N 97.733°E / 15.967; 97.733
Country	Burma
Division	Mon State
District	Mawlamyine District
Township	Thanbyuzayat Township
Population (2005)
• Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Thanbyuzayat^[3] (Burmese: သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့; Mon: ဇြပ်ဗု Tin Shelter^[4]) is a town in the Mon State of southeastern Burma (Myanmar). It is the administrative center for Thanbyuzayat Township. Thanbyuzayat is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Mawlamyine (Moulmein) and 24 kilometres (15 mi) miles south-east of Kyaikkami (Amherst).

During World War II Thanbyuzayat was the western terminus of the Thailand–Burma Railway linking up with the pre-war coastal railway between Ye and Rangoon. Thanbyuzayat was also the site of a Japanese Prisoner of war camp for the prisoners who worked on building the railway,^[5] and over 3,000 Allied servicemen are buried there in the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery.^[6] Today a clock tower stands at the central road junction with roads headed north to Mawlamyine, south to Ye, and west to Kyaikkami and Setse.^[4]

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External links

• "Thanbyuzayat Map – Satellite Images of Thanbyuzayat" Maplandia World Gazetteer

v t e Mon State Capital: Mawlamyine Mawlamyine District Mawlamyine Township Kyaikmaraw Township Chaungzon Township Thanbyuzayat Township Mudon Township Ye Township Thaton District Thaton Township Paung Township Kyaikto Township Bilin Township Cities and towns Mawlamyine Bilin Kyaikmaraw Chaungzon Thanbyuzayat Kyaikkami Mudon Ye Thaton Paung Kyaikto