Rikhawdar
ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Town
Rikhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rikhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rikhawdar is located in Myanmar
Rikhawdar
Rikhawdar
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E / 23.3652°N 93.3855°E / 23.3652; 93.3855
Country Myanmar
StateChin State
DistrictFalam District
TownshipFalam Township
Population
 (2014)
 • Town6,620[1]
 • Urban
3,604
 • Rural
3,016
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesBurmese Mizos and Chin peoples
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (MST)

Rikhawdar (Burmese: ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်; also called Rih), next to Khawmawi, is a border town in Falam District, Chin State, Myanmar.[2] It lies opposite Zokhawthar village of the Champhai district of Mizoram, India, across the Tiau (Ciau) river.[3] The town is home to an official border trade post with India, which opened on 10 December 2003.[4]

On 13 November 2023 it was reported the town was taken by CNA forces during the ongoing civil war.[5]

India-Myanmar border

Rikhawdar and Khawmawi form the east side of an India-Myanmar border crossing, which consists of two bridges - one pedestrian, and one vehicular - across the Harhva river.[6] It is one of the two international border crossings in the Chin State.

See also

References

  1. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyidaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 52.
  2. ^ "Chin State's District Map" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Mizoram villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Border Trade Posts". Ministry of Commerce. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ Agency, Yangon Khit Thit News (13 November 2023). "Breaking News- ချင်းပြည်နယ်၊ အိန္ဒိယ-မြန်မာ နယ်စပ်မြို့ဖြစ်သော ရိဒ်ခေါဒါရ်မြို့ကို ချင်းတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များက တိုက်ခိုက်သိမ်းပိုက်". Khit Thit Media. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ^ Eimer, David (13 June 2019). A Savage Dreamland: Journeys in Burma. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-8386-0.
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