Bassein
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Bassein may refer to:
- PatheinPatheinPathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
, the capital city of Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar (Burma); formerly known as Bassein. - Vasai, a city in Thane District, Maharashtra, India; known as Bassein during Portuguese rule.
- Bassein FortBassein FortBassein Fort is a large fort in Vasai village, in the Vasai taluka of the District of Thane, Konkan Division, Maharashtra State, Republic of India...
, a fort in Vasai (old name Bassein), built by the Portuguese. - Bassein River (see Pathein River), a distributary of the Yangon River in Burma.