Tamu or Tat Mu is a town in
Sagaing Region
Sagaing Region ( my, စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and lon ...
in north-west
Burma
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near the
border
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with the eastern Indian state of
Manipur
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. It is the administrative seat for
Tamu Township.
Literary references
Author Lucas Stewart recounted his visit to Tamu in search of the ‘Thado Culture and Literature Association’ in his book on ethnic storytellers in Myanmar, “The People Elsewhere” (Penguin Viking, 2016).
Transport
Tamu is something of a transport hub for cross-border traffic to
India
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, being just across the border from
Moreh. It is on the alignment of a proposed railway connecting the two countries. Tamu is an important commercial town serving the Indian border town of Moreh. It is also a hub for smuggled goods from
Thailand
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and
China which are transported to India. The town is mainly populated by the Burmese,
Chin ethnic people, and many others from throughout the country.
Highway to Thailand
India's foreign minister met with Myanmar's construction minister in Delhi on 22 February 2012, and spoke about opening a highway between
Moreh, in India, and the Myanmar-Thai border near
Mae Sot
Mae Sot ( th, แม่สอด, ; my, မဲဆောက်, ; shn, , ) is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It is notable as a trade hub and for its substantial population of Burmese migrants and refug ...
.
Climate
References
External links
"Tamu Map — Satellite Images of Tamu"Maplandia
*http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/border-woes/article2099469.ece
*http://e-pao.net/epPageExtractor.asp?src=features.Indo-Myanmar_relationship_on_bilateral_and_economic_cooperation.html..
*http://www.akshardhool.com/2012/12/a-precursor-of-things-to-come.html
*http://www2.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21159
*http://www.forbes.com/sites/morganhartley/2013/03/26/burmas-second-chance-for-trade-with-india/
*http://www.irrawaddy.org/india/burma-indo-border-market-threatened-by-indian-insurgents.html
Township capitals of Myanmar
Populated places in Sagaing Region
India–Myanmar border crossings
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