Myitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located 919 miles from Yangon, or 487 miles from Mandalay. In Burmese it means 'near the big river', and in fact 'Myitkyina' lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below 25 miles from Myit-son (Burmese for confluence) of (...) (from Wikipedia)