Indaw

Indaw

Indaw

Town in Sagaing Region, Myanmar

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

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

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


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