Simeekhon
Simeekhon
ဆီမီးခုံမြို့ | |
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Simeekhon Port on the Irrawaddy River | |
| Coordinates: 21°44′04″N 95°25′21″E / 21.7344°N 95.4225°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Mandalay Region |
| District | Myingyan District |
| Township | Myingyan Township |
| Population (2023) | 5,070 |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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. The town has a Myanmar Army outpost. Through the current phase of the Myanmar civil war, the road between Myingyan and Simeekhon was contested with military clashes.