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2 unusual facts about Magway


Byron Duckenfield

Serving with 615 Squadron in Burma in late December 1942, Duckenfield was shot down over Magwe and captured.

Kyansittha

At a battle near Magwe, Sawlu was captured in November 1082 (Natdaw 444 ME).


Yezin Agricultural University

The farms growing the specialized crops are: paddy in Hmawbi in Yangon Region; maize and cereals in Aungban in Shan State; pulse and oil crops in Magway in Magway Region; cotton in Nangyaw in Mandalay Region; sugarcane in Nyaungbintha in Bago Region; perennial crops in Hpa Auk in Mon State, and horticultural crops in Hlegu in Yangon Region.


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