Namaklwe

Coordinates: 19°48′24″N 98°56′30″E / 19.80667°N 98.94167°E / 19.80667; 98.94167
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Namaklwe
ၼႃးမၵ်ႇလူၺ်
နားမလွေ
Village
Namaklwe is located in Myanmar
Namaklwe
Namaklwe
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 19°48′24″N 98°56′30″E / 19.80667°N 98.94167°E / 19.80667; 98.94167
Country Myanmar
State Shan State
DistrictMong Hsat District
TownshipMong Ton Township
TownPonparkyin
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Namaklwe is a village near the Burma-Thai border in Mong Ton Township, Mong Hsat District of Shan State in eastern Myanmar, across the border from BP1, Myanmar to Nong Uk known at Arunothai Village, Thailand at Kew Pha Wok Border check point . It lies along National Highway 22 which connects it to Ponparkyin in the north, and Chiang Mai may be accessed to the south.[1][2] It has been a site of conflict when the Burma Frontier Force once gunned down Siamese invaders at Namaklwe.[3]

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  1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  3. ^ Astor, Gerald (2004). The jungle war: mavericks, marauders, and madmen in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-471-27393-6. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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