Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Akyab

AKYAB, a town of Burma, the chief seaport of Aracan, is situated on the eastern side of the island of Akyab, at the mouth of the Kuladan river, 190 miles S. E. of Calcutta. In 1826 it was chosen for the chief station of the province, and now is a great rice port. It is well built, with broad and regular streets. Savage Island, with a lighthouse, shelters the harbor. Pop. about 40,000.