Mezali,_Kayin_State

Kyauk Bi Lu

Kyauk Bi Lu

Village in Kayin State, Myanmar

Kyauk Bi Lu or Kyaukbilu[1](Burmese: ကျောက်ဘီလူး) is a village tract of Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, in Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma).[2] In 2014 it had a total population of 8,350 people. The village tract contains four villages.[3]

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During World War II, the prisoner of war camps Ronsi (also Lonsi) and Mezali were located in Kyauk Bi Lu on the Burma Railway.[4][2][5]

Camp Mezali was a work camp located 70 kilometres from Thanbyuzayat. There were two subcamps: Upper Mezali en Kami Mezali. The first prisoners arrived on 11 March 1943.[6] The camp contained a large number of Dutch, British and some Australian prisoners of wars.[7] It was abandoned by December 1943.[7]

References

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    Kyaukbilu
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    "2016 Map of Kayin State with former Burma Railway" (PDF). Themimu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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    OCHA Myanmar; Population – Census 2014 (excelfil) Read 13 April 2017.
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    "Ronsi". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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    "Sub-township map of Hpayarthonesu" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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    "Mezali". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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    "Mezali 70 Km, or 72 Km Camp - Burma". 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion. Retrieved 29 January 2022.


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