Momauk (Burmese: မိုးမောက်မြို့)(Shan: ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမွၵ်) is a town in the Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar. During the Myanmar civil war, the area between Momauk and Bhamo became a focal point of intense conflict, and Momauk was captured by the Kachin Independence Army in August 2024.[1][2][3]

Momauk
မိုးမောက်မြို့ (ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမွၵ်)
Town
Momauk is located in Myanmar
Momauk
Momauk
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°15′0″N 97°21′0″E / 24.25000°N 97.35000°E / 24.25000; 97.35000
Country Myanmar
Division Kachin State
DistrictBhamo District
TownshipMomauk Township
Population
 (2005)
 • Religions
Buddhism
Time zoneUTC 6.30 (MST)

References

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  1. ^ Hein Htoo Zan (May 9, 2024). "KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta's Kachin State Power Hub". The Irrawaddy.
  2. ^ နော်ထွယ့် (2024-08-19). "တိုက်ပွဲကာလ တစ်လလောက်ကြာမြင့်ခဲ့တဲ့ မိုးမောက် ခမရ ၄၃၇ တပ်ရင်းကို KIA အပြီးသတ်သိမ်းပိုက်". Kachin News Group (KNG) (in Burmese). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  3. ^ "KIA forces liberate Momauk, establish first 'junta-free zone' near KIO central command". Mizzima News. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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