Indaw
Sign in to saveIndaw (, ) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about to the north-east of the town.
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- Locality
- Indaw
- Region
- စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 10,706
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Indaw Township
- Elevation
- 118
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
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Indaw (, ) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region. It is located south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about to the north-east of the town.
==History== thumb|left|Jeepomotive|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. The Japanese had two airfields at Indaw, the Indaw West strip and the Indaw Lake strip.
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