Simeekhon
Town in Mandalay Region, Myanmar
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Simeekhon (Burmese: ဆီမီးခုံမြို့, also spelt Simeikhon) is a town in western Myingyan Township in western Mandalay Region located on the Irrawaddy River in central Myanmar.[1] The town has a Myanmar Army outpost.[2] Through the current phase of the Myanmar civil war, the road between Myingyan and Simeekhon was contested with military clashes.[3]
Simeekhon
ဆီမီးခုံမြို့ | |
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Simeekhon Port on the Irrawaddy River | |
 Interactive map of Simeekhon | |
| Coordinates: 21.7344°N 95.4225°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Mandalay Region |
| District | Myingyan District |
| Township | Myingyan Township |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 5,070 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Notable people
- Tin Tun Naing - Union Minister of Planning and Finance (2021-present)[4]
