Myitkyina
State
Myitkyina ( [ mjɪʔtɕíná ], burmese မြစ်ကြီးနားမြို့, transliteration: mra.ckri: na: mrui. ) In the north of Myanmar, on the west bank of the River Ayeyarwady (formerly Irrawaddy, also Irrawaddy ) located, capital of the Burmese State Kachin is situated 1480 kilometers north Rangoon / Yangon and 785 km away from Mandalay. Myitkyina means " near the big river ". Myitkyina is an important market for trade with China. In Myitkyina is the northernmost river port and the most northerly railway station in Myanmar. The Indian in the Ledo their initial participating Ledo Road via Myitkyina to China. Myitkyina has an airport (IATA: MYT, ICAO: VYMK ), which is served innerburmesisch Mandalay and from Putao.