Wān Long is a village in
Mawkmai Township
Mawkmai Township is a township of Langkho District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Mawkmai.
The central portion of the township consists of a wide, well-watered plain on which rice is grown. The rest is chiefly mountainous wit ...
,
Loilen District
Loilen District ( also romanised as Loilem District) is a district in central Shan State, Myanmar. In 2010, it consisted of 9 towns and 7 townships. In 2022, most of its townships were split off to form new districts, leaving it with only three tow ...
, in the
Shan State
Shan State (, ; , ) is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chia ...
of 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 ...
.
It is located southeast of
Hkengnang, east of
Mak
Mak may refer to:
People
*Mak Dizdar (1917 - 1971), Bosnian poet
*Muhammad Arshad Khan, Pakistani painter popularly known as "MAK"
*Alan Mak (director) (born 1968), Hong Kong film director
* Alan Mak (politician) (born 1984), British Member of Pa ...
and northwest of
Daw Mawkla.
History
A camp was located here during World War II.
At 5 pm local time on 11 November 1996, SURA company 152 of No 758 Brigade attacked SLORC troops near Wan Long, in Kenglom tract. The fight was brief and two Burmese soldiers died and two were wounded.
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Populated places in Loilen District
Mawkmai Township
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