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12 unusual facts about Shan state


Aye Thar Yar

Aye Thar Yar or Ayetharyar is a town and resort in the Shan State of eastern Burma.

Fang District

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast, clockwise) Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province, Chai Prakan of Chiang Mai Province again and Shan State of Myanmar.

Kokang

For the services of Kokang during World War II, it was recognised as separate from Shan State in August 1947 by the British, and the ruler took the title Saopha.

Loimut

Loimut or Loi-put is a large village in Hsi Hseng Township, Taunggyi District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma.

Mae Ai District

Neighboring districts are (from the southwest clockwise) Fang of Chiang Mai Province, Shan State of Myanmar, Mae Fa Luang, Mueang Chiang Rai and Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province.

Namaklwe

Namaklwe is a village near the Burma-Thai border in Mong Ton Township of Shan State in eastern Burma.

Pang Mapha District

Neighboring districts are (from southeast clockwise) Pai, Mueang Mae Hong Son of Mae Hong Son Province and Shan State of Myanmar.

TaSang Dam

The TaSang Dam (Tar-hsan) is a planned multi-purpose dam on the Salween River in the Shan State, Burma.

The dam’s reservoir will dissect Shan State in half –almost to the Chinese border – and will negatively impact the local communities and ecosystems.

Wān Kongmakpin

Wān Kongmakpin is a remote river village in Langhko Township, Langkho District, in the Shan State of eastern Burma.

Wiang Haeng District

Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) Chiang Dao of Chiang Mai Province, Pai of Mae Hong Son Province and Shan State of Myanmar.

Ya ba

Burma (Myanmar) is the largest producer of methamphetamines in the world, with the majority of ya ba found in Thailand produced in Burma, particularly in the Golden Triangle and Northeastern Shan State, which borders Thailand, Laos and China.


Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi

Her maternal grandfather was the sawbwa (chief) of the Shan state of Mobye (present-day northern Kayah State), which was a tributary of the Shan state of Thibaw (Hsipaw).

Dugesia burmaensis

The species was described from six individuals collected from the Inle Lake, Shan State.

Karen people

The Shan and Karenni states were given the right to secession after 10 years, the Kachin their own state, and the Chin a special division.

Mongkut

In 1849, there were upheavals in the Shan State of Kengtung and Chiang Hung kingdom in response to weakened Burmese influence.

Mongmao Township

Mongmao Township is a township of Lashio District of Shan State.

Ralph Fitch

Here he visited the Rangoon region, ascended the Irrawaddy some distance, acquired a remarkable acquaintance with inland Pegu, and even penetrated to the Tai Shan states and the Tai kingdom of Lanna (December 1586 and January 1587).

Shweli River

It flows through northern Shan state and Sagaing Division, and enters the Ayeyarwady at Inywa, 60 km north of Tagaung and south of Katha.

Sino-Burma pipelines

The oil and natural gas pipelines will run in parallel and start near Kyaukphyu, run through Mandalay, Lashio, and Muse in Burma before entering China at the border city of Ruili in Yunnan province.

Tazaungdaing festival

In Shan State, particularly in Taunggyi, hot air balloons lit with candles, are released to celebrate the full moon day, similar to Yi Peng celebrations in Northern Thailand.

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.