Ramree

Ramree (, ), also called Yanbye (ရမ်းပြည့်), with its classical name being Rammāvatī (ရမ္မာဝတီ), is a town in Kyaukpyu District, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Ramree is situated on Ramree Island, the largest island in Myanmar. Ramree is the capital of the township of the same name and former capital of the district of Ramree (until 1852 ). It is close to the east coast of the Ramree island, about north of the Tan River. The population of Ramree (Yanbye) urban area is 9,581 as of 2014, while Ramree Township's population is 97,891. The town was captured by the Arakan Army in March 2024 from the Tatmadaw during the ongoing Myanmar civil war.

==Etymology== The name "Ramree" (ရမ်းဗြဲ) is derived from the former name of island: Ramarwaddy (ရမ္မာဝတီ) which meant Pleasant Region (Rammar= Pleasant) (Wati = Region). The administrative town of Rammar Wati was called "Rammar Wati Pri Myo" and then acronymic way, town's name was shorten to Ram Pri Myo (ရမ်ပြည်မြို့) which was heard by Portuguese firstly landed Europeans to this town as Rama Ree or Rama Ri and later it was noted as Ramri or Ramree.