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Indaw
View on WikipediaIndaw (Shan: ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ, Burmese: အင်းတော) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) to the north-east of the town.[1]
Key Information
History
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In 1944 during World War II, a major campaign was fought in Indaw between Japanese and British forces.[2] The Japanese had two airfields at Indaw, the Indaw West strip [3] and the Indaw Lake strip.[4]
On 7 April 2025, a combined force of the Kachin Independence Army, People's Defense Force, and ABSDF captured the town from the State Administration Council junta.[5]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Indaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အင်းတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Indaw Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Ooi, Keat Gin (2004) "Chindits" south-east Asia: A historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, p. 341, ISBN 1-57607-770-5
- ^ "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
- ^ "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
- ^ အင်းတော်မြို့ကိုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များသိမ်းပိုက်. Narinjara News. Khiang Lu Hla.
External links
[edit]- "Indaw Map — Satellite Images of Indaw", Maplandia
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