Tamandu was a village in

Ann Township Ann Township ( my, အမ်းမြို့နယ်) is a township of Kyaukpyu District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Ann. Founded in 1333 AD in King Min Hti. "Ann Creek" Hydropower Project is being implemented by the ...

Kyaukpyu District Kyaukpyu District ( my, ကျောက်ဖြူခရိုင်) is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital lies at Kyaukphyu. Etymology The name Kyaukpyu (lit. "white rock") is the Burmese pronunciation. In the lo ...

, in northern

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in the westernmost part of

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. Tamandu was located on the southside of the Dalet River (Dalet Chaung) just after it passes through the Kolonzin Range of hills and on the edge of the delta. , Tamandu no longer exists; the area is now part of Zuklaing Village Tract.

History

During

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the

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maintained a strategic supply base at Tamandu. It was retaken by the

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and the

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in March 1945 as part of the Arakan Campaign, and a number of short documentary films were made there that year. The Tamandu Barracks in

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and Tamandu Road in

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were named after the village.Omoigui, Nowa (200
"Barracks: The History Behind Those Names (Part 4)"
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{{Rakhine State Populated places in Rakhine State