Momauk (Burmese: မိုးမောက်မြို့, Shan: ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမွၵ်) is a town in the Kachin State in the northernmost part of Myanmar (Burma). 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 means “country that sends messengers” (Shan: ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမွၵ်) in Shan.[4]
References
- ^ Hein Htoo Zan (May 9, 2024). “KIA Advances on Myanmar Junta’s Kachin State Power Hub”. The Irrawaddy.
- ^ နော်ထွယ့် (2024-08-19). “တိုက်ပွဲကာလ တစ်လလောက်ကြာမြင့်ခဲ့တဲ့ မိုးမောက် ခမရ ၄၃၇ တပ်ရင်းကို KIA အပြီးသတ်သိမ်းပိုက်”. Kachin News Group (KNG) (in Burmese). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ “KIA forces liberate Momauk, establish first ‘junta-free zone’ near KIO central command”. Mizzima News. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ KURABE, Keita (2021-09-27). “Oronyms in northern Burma: Asymmetry between highland and lowland place names”. Studies in Geolinguistics. 1. doi:10.5281/ZENODO.5529169.
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