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Indaw

Summary

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]

Indaw
ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ
အင်းတော
Town
Indaw is located in Myanmar
Indaw
Indaw
Location of Indaw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 24°13′17″N 96°08′36″E / 24.22139°N 96.14333°E / 24.22139; 96.14333
Country Myanmar
Region Sagaing Region
DistrictKatha
TownshipIndaw
Area
 • Total0.292 sq mi (0.76 km2)
Elevation
387 ft (118 m)
Population
 (2019)[1]
10,706
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

History edit

 
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]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b 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

External links edit

  • "Indaw Map — Satellite Images of Indaw", Maplandia