Lemro River


The Lemro is a river of Burma flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Bay of Bengal east of Sittwe. The name of the river was given after establishment of four kingdom cities of Arakanese people between the eight and thirteen centuries along the river bank. The Lemro valley is noted for its rock art from these settlers.

Etymology

In the term of "Lemro," the first term "Le" or "Lay" refers to counting number of "4" and the second term "Mro" refers to "town or city."

Physiography