Papun ( my, ဖာပွန်မြို့; kjp, ဍုံဖာပံင်; ) is a town in
Kayin State
Kayin State ( my, ကရင်ပြည်နယ်, ; kjp, ဖၠုံခါန်ႋကၞင့်, italics=no; ksw, ကညီကီၢ်စဲၣ်, ), also known by the endonyms Kawthoolei and Karen State, is a state of Myanmar. The ca ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
. It is on the east side of the
Yunzalin River. It was formerly one of the headquarters of the
Karen National Union and the
Karen National Liberation Army. The
Papun Airport is also located nearby.
References
External links
Papun Map—Satellite Images of Papun Maplandia.com]
Populated places in Kayin State
Township capitals of Myanmar
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