Maungdaw

Maungdaw lies on the eastern bank of the Naf River, where northern Arakan meets the country of Chittagong. The broad tidal river opens towards the Bay of Bengal, while the Mayu hills rise inland to the east. For much of the history of the Arakanese kingdom, its lands extended across the Naf towards Chittagong. The river joined communities on its opposite banks and provided a route through a coast of estuaries, fields and wooded hills.