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Indaw ( shn, ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ)is a town in northern
Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
, in
Sagaing Division 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 ...
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Katha District Katha District is the northeasternmost district in Sagaing Region of Myanmar.
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Indaw Township Indaw Township is a township in Katha District in the Sagaing Division of Burma.
. It is located about 2 km south-east of Indaw Lake. The rail junction at Naba is located about 6 km to the north-east of the town.


History

In 1944 during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, 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."Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953"
Pacific War Airfields Project


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External links


"Indaw Map — Satellite Images of Indaw"
Maplandia Populated places in Katha District Township capitals of Myanmar Indaw Township {{KathaMM-geo-stub