Kawmoora

Kawmoora (Burmese: ကော့မူးရာ, S'gaw Karen: ကီၢ်မူရၤ) is a large flat sandbank which is linked to Myanmar through a narrow strip of land that is fortified by a 50 m (160 ft) long border wall. It is completely surrounded by Thailand.

Kawmoora
ကော့မူးရာ
Kawmoora is located in Myanmar
Kawmoora
Kawmoora
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°47′41″N 98°31′7″E
Country Myanmar
DivisionKayin State
DistrictMyawaddy District
Population
0 (abandoned)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Kawmoora was originally established as a stronghold for 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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