Thanbyuzayat Township (Burmese: သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့နယ်, Mon: ပွိုၚ်ဍုၚ်ဇြပ်ဗုⓘ) is a township of Mawlamyine District in the Mon State of Myanmar. It is the site of a war cemetery and the Death Railway Museum, commemorating the prisoners of war and internees who died constructing the Burma-Siam Railway as slave labour during the Japanese occupation in World War II.
Thanbyuzayat Township
သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့နယ် | |
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Country | Myanmar |
State | Mon State |
District | Mawlamyine District |
Capital | Thanbyuzayat |
Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
15°58′00″N 97°44′00″E / 15.9667°N 97.7333°E