Kawmoora

Kawmoora
ကော့မူးရာ
Kawmoora

Location in Myanmar (Burma)

Coordinates: 16°47′41″N 98°31′7″E / 16.79472°N 98.51861°E / 16.79472; 98.51861Coordinates: 16°47′41″N 98°31′7″E / 16.79472°N 98.51861°E / 16.79472; 98.51861
Country  Myanmar
Division Kayin State
District Myawaddy District
Population 0 (abandoned)
Time zone MMT (UTC+6.30)

Kawmoora (Burmese: ကော့မူးရာ) is a large flat sandbank which is linked to Myanmar through a narrow strip of land that is fortified by a 50 meter long border wall. It is completely surrounded by Thailand.

Kawmoora was originally established as a stronghold of the Karen National Union and its armed wing, the Karen National Liberation Army, until it was captured by government forces on 21 February 1995.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Karen stronghold falls to the Burmese junta". Reuters. 21 February 1995.
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