Rikhawdar (; also called Rih), next to
Khawmawi, is a
border
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town in
Falam District
Falam District () is a district of the Chin State in Myanmar (Burma). As of 2022, it consists of only one township and 445 villages. The major towns include: Fort White, and Falam.
Borders
Falam District borders:
* Tedim District to the north; ...
,
Chin State
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,
Myanmar
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. It lies opposite
Zokhawthar
Zokhawthar is a border town in the Champhai district of Mizoram state of India.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Zokhawthar has 501 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding c ...
village of the
Champhai district
Champhai district is one of the eleven districts of Mizoram state in India. The district is bounded on the north by Churachandpur district of Manipur state, on the west by Saitual and Serchhip districts, and on the south and east by Myanmar. ...
of
Mizoram
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,
India
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, across the
Tiau (Ciau) river. The town is home to an official
border trade
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post with India, which opened on 10 December 2003.
On 13 November 2023 it was reported the town, including the border post, was taken by
CNA forces during the ongoing
civil war
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.
India-Myanmar border
Rikhawdar and
Khawmawi form the east side of an India-Myanmar border crossing, which consists of two bridges—one pedestrian, and one vehicular—across the Harhva river.
It is one of the two international border crossings in the Chin State.
See also
*
Borders of India
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Border, borders, The Border or The Borders may also refer to:
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* ''Border'' (1997 film), an Indian Hindi-language war film
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References
India–Myanmar border crossings
Populated places in Chin State
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