In sittwe , the capital of rakhine ( formerly arakan ) , rohingyas lead desperately poor lives .

在实兑，若开邦（以前叫阿拉干）的首府，罗辛亚族人绝望地过着贫穷的生活。

The complexities of national identity are starkest in sittwe , the capital of rakhine ( formerly arakan ) state in western myanmar , bordering bangladesh .

这种国家认同感的复杂性在缅甸西部若开邦（以前叫阿拉干，与孟加拉接壤）的首府实兑表现得最突出了。

Buddhists in rakhine often identify themselves as belonging " not myanmar , but the arakan kings " ( a reference to the ancient rakhine empire ) .

若开邦的佛教徒通常认为自己“不属于缅甸，而属于阿拉干王国”（对古代若开帝国的称呼）。

They have also announced plans to build a 2400km ( 1500 mile ) oil-and-gas pipeline from arakan in western myanmar to china 's yunnan province .

中国公司还宣布计划建造一条长达2400公里的油气管道，这条管理将从位于缅西的阿拉干一直通到中国云南省

Mrauk-u , a former capital of rakhine when it was the independent kingdom of arakan , is in better times a tourist centre .

若开邦曾是独立的阿瓦王国，妙乌则是当年的国都，在和平年代这里是一个旅游中心。