Indaw

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Indaw
ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ
အင်းတော
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Indaw
Location of Indaw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N96°08′36″E / 24.22139°N 96.14333°E / 24.22139; 96.14333
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar
Region Flag of Sagaing Region (2019).svg Sagaing Region
District Katha
Township Indaw
Area
 • Total
0.292 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 (2019) [1]
 • Total
10,706
 • Density36,700/sq mi (14,200/km2)
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Indaw (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]

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History

Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944 Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma.jpg
Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944

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

  1. 1 2 Myanmar Information Management Unit (September 2019). Indaw Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya အင်းတောမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Indaw Township Regional Information](PDF) (Report). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
  4. ↑ "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Pacific War Airfields Project
  5. ↑ အင်းတော်မြို့ကိုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များသိမ်းပိုက်. Narinjara News. Khiang Lu Hla.


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