Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
The Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery is a prisoner of war cemetery for victims of Japanese imprisonment who died building the Death Railway in Burma. It is at the Burmese end of the Second World War railway construction, in Thanbyuzayat, 65 kilometres south of Mawlamyine.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Thanbyuzayat World War II Cemetery”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thanbyuzayat.
Thanbyuzayat
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Thanbyuzayat is in Mon State of Southeastern Myanmar. It also is well known in Myanmar for Kyaikkhamee Pagoda, Setse Beach, Wagaru old town, War Cemetery and Waekali Natural Hot Spring.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, cemetery, and tourism
- Location: Thanbyuzayat Township, Mawlamyine District, Mon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
15.97273° or 15° 58′ 22″ northLongitude
97.7178° or 97° 43′ 4″ eastOpen location code
7M7VXPF9+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 161979785OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q19840907
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “သံဖြူဇရပ် စစ်သင်္ချိုင်း”
- Dutch: “erebegraafplaats Thanbyuzayat”
- Dutch: “Erebegraafplaats Thanbyuzayat”
- Thai: “สุสานทหารสัมพันธมิตรตาน-พยูซะยะ”
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