Wān Long

Wān Long is a village in Mawkmai Township, Loilen District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma.[1] It is located southeast of Hkengnang, east of Mak and northwest of Daw Mawkla.

For the Chinese businessman, see Wan Long (businessman).

Wān Long
Village
Wān Long
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°2′N 97°32′E
Country Burma
StateShan State
DistrictLoilen District
TownshipMawkmai Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

History

A camp was located here during World War II.[2] At 5 pm local time on 11 November 1996, SURA company 152 of No 758 Brigade attacked SLORC troops near Wan Long, in Kenglom tract. The fight was brief and two Burmese soldiers died and two were wounded.[3]

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References
  1. Scott, Sir James George (1983). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states. AMS Press. ISBN 978-0-404-16860-5. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  2. Kratoska, Paul H. (2006). The Thailand-Burma Railway, 1942–1946: Documents, post-war accounts, maps, and photographs. Routledge. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-415-30956-1. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  3. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (1997). Summary of world broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2011.


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