Mankat

Mankat is a large village in Banmauk Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Burma. The area is known for its Mankat Forest reserve.

Mankat
Village
Mankat
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 24°16′20″N 95°50′18″E
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictKatha District
TownshipBanmauk Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

History

S. St. R. Korper, an Assistant Superintendent, was responsible for building a 46 miles (74 km) road from Mankat to Nawpawng, according to a 1920 British report.[1] In World War II, Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, then a major, passed through Mankat via Bonchaung Gorge with the Black Watch unit of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade.in March 1943.[2] The Japanese had a base at Mankat, which was bombed by the US along with Mogok on 4 January 1945.[3] During conflict in the village in 1980, four houses were burned down.[4]

Geography

The village lies in the Nam Pang River valley to the south of Banmauk,[5] and is surrounded by Mankat Forest, a protected forest reserve.[6]

References
  1. "Report on the Administration of the Shan and Karenni States". 1920. p. 78.
  2. "Transcript of Distinguished Service Order Citation". Chindits.info. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "U.S. planes bomb Japanese forward bases in Mogok and Mankat, Burma in 1945". Dissolve.com. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. "Daily Report: Asia & Pacific, Issues 93-105". Foreign Broadcast Publication Service. 12 May 1980. p. 97.
  5. Records of the Indian Museum, Volume 30. Indian Museum. 1928. p. 409.
  6. "General Report". Survey of India. 1927. p. 78.
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