Madaya, Myanmar

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Madaya (Myanmar)
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Town
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Madaya (Myanmar)
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°12′37.4″N96°06′45.3″E / 22.210389°N 96.112583°E / 22.210389; 96.112583 Coordinates: 22°12′37.4″N96°06′45.3″E / 22.210389°N 96.112583°E / 22.210389; 96.112583
CountryFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Division Flag of Mandalay Region.svg  Mandalay Region
District Aungmyethazan District
Township Madaya Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National Highway 31 (Mandalay-Myitkyina Road).[ citation needed ] Lamaing lies just to the south-east. The Madaya River in the area is connected to the Mandalay Canal, and crosses the township of Madaya diagonally for some 30 miles and joins the Irrawaddy River. [1]

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History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo. [2] On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month. [3] [4]

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References

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