Rikhawdar

Rikhawdar (Burmese: ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်; also called Rih), next to Khawmawi, is a border town in Falam District, Chin State, Myanmar.^[2] It lies opposite Zokhawthar village of the Champhai district of Mizoram, India, across the Tiau (Ciau) river.^[3] The town is home to an official border trade post with India, which opened on 10 December 2003.^[4]

Rikhawdar ရိခေါ်ဒါရ်
Town
Rikhawdar on the left and Zokhawthar on the right
Rikhawdar Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 93°23′08″E
Country	Myanmar
State	Chin State
District	Falam District
Township	Falam Township
Population  (2014)
• Town	6,620[1]
• Urban	3,604
• Rural	3,016
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Burmese Mizos and Chin peoples
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (MST)

On 13 November 2023 it was reported the town, including the border post, was taken by CNA forces during the ongoing civil war.^[5]

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.^[6] It is one of the two international border crossings in the Chin State.

See also

• Borders of India