Thanbyuzayat
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Thanbyuzayat သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့ Thanbyuxayat, Thanbyuzat |
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 Thanbyuzayat
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| Coordinates: 15°58′N 97°44′E / 15.967°N 97.733°ECoordinates: 15°58′N 97°44′E / 15.967°N 97.733°E | |
| Country |
 Burma
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| Division | Mon State |
| District | Mawlamyine District |
| Township | Thanbyuzayat Township |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Thanbyuzayat (Burmese: သံဖြူဇရပ်မြို့; Mon: ဇြပ်ဗု Tin Shelter) is a town in the Mon State of south-eastern Myanmar. It is the administrative center for Thanbyuzayat Township. Thanbyuzayat is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) south of Mawlamyine (Moulmein) and 24 kilometres (15 mi) miles south-east of Kyaikkami (Amherst).
During World War II Thanbyuzayat was the western terminus of the Thailand–Burma Railway linking up with the pre-war coastal railway between Ye and Rangoon. Thanbyuzayat was also the site of a Japanese Prisoner of war camp for the prisoners who worked on building the railway, and over 3,000 Allied servicemen are buried there in the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. Today a clock tower stands at the central road junction with roads headed north to Mawlamyine, south to Ye, and west to Kyaikkami and Setse.
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