Tangyan, Myanmar


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Tangyan (also Lan-ts'ang-hsien or Tangyang) (Burmese: တန့်ယန်းမြို့) is the principal town of Tangyan Township in Shan State, Myanmar.[1] It is situated in a valley in a mountainous region.[2] It lies at an elevation of 946 m.

Starting on 10 July 2024, the United Wa State Army entered Tangyan after negotiations with the State Administration Council to prevent Operation 1027 from reaching Tangyan. [3][4]

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  1. ^ "Planning May for Shan State" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. 14 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Eric Tagliacozzo; Helen F. Siu; Peter C. Perdue (8 June 2015). "Chapter 8: Circulations via Tangyan, a town in the Northern Shan State of Burma". Asia Inside Out. Harvard University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-674-96768-7. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ UWSA Deploys Thousands of Troops in Tangyan, a Non-Conflict Zone. July 12, 2024. Shan Herald Agency for News
  4. ^ Wa army takes control of town in northern Shan State. Myat Pan and Min Maung. Myanmar Now. July 12, 2024

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