Lemro River

Lémro River လေးမြို့မြစ်
Location
Country	Myanmar
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Bay of Bengal
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	183.5 km (114.0 mi)
Basin features
Cities	Mrauk U, Minbya, Pauktaw, Myebon, Sittwe, Paletwa

The Lemro (Burmese: လေးမြို့မြစ်, Burmese pronunciation: [lémjo̰ mjɪʔ]) originally called Aizannadi 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.

History

Originally called 'Azinnandi River' before it was named after establishment of four kingdom cities that ruled Arakan from 9th 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.Now we can call "Laymyo" instead of Lemro

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

• Photographs
• Wikimapia