Taukkyan

Htauk Kyant
Village
Htauk Kyant
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°5′N 94°1′E / 23.083°N 94.017°E / 23.083; 94.017Coordinates: 23°5′N 94°1′E / 23.083°N 94.017°E / 23.083; 94.017
Country  Burma
Region Sagaing Region
District Kale District
Township Kale Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MST)

Htauk Kyant is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma.[1][2]

In 1942 the Battle of the Htauk Kyant Roadblock was fought here between Japanese troops and Allied forces retreating from Rangoon towards India.

References

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