Myazedi is a village in

Bhamo Township Bhamo Township () is a township of Bhamo District in the Kachin State Kachin State (; Jingpho language, Kachin: ) is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet A ...

Bhamo District Bhamo District () is a Districts of Burma, district of the Kachin State in northern Myanmar. The capital is the city of Bhamo. The district covers an area of 10,742.9 km2. In 2002, the estimated population of Bhamo District was 363,300.

in the

Kachin State Kachin State (; Jingpho language, Kachin: ) is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet and Yunnan, respectively), Shan State to the sou ...

of north-eastern

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

.Maplandia world gazetteer The

Bagan Bagan ( ; ; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that w ...

-era Ngasaunggyan fort, known as the site of the

Battle of Ngasaunggyan The Battle of Ngasaunggyan () was fought in 1277 between the Yuan dynasty of China and the Pagan Kingdom of Burma led by Narathihapate. The battle was initiated by Narathihapate, who invaded Yunnan, a province of the Yuan dynasty. Yuan defend ...

in 1277, is located at Mya Zay Di. Its earthen ramparts are still preserved. It is located on the

Irrawaddy river The Irrawaddy River (, , Ayeyarwady) is the principal river of Myanmar, running through the centre of the country. Myanmar’s most important commercial waterway, it is about 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long. Originating from the confluence of the ...

, 7 km from another contemporary fort at Kaungsin.

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Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Kachin State Bhamo Township {{Kachin-geo-stub