Kyaukme (Shan State)
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Downtown of Kyaukme
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| Coordinates: 22°32′21″N 97°1′42″E / 22.53917°N 97.02833°ECoordinates: 22°32′21″N 97°1′42″E / 22.53917°N 97.02833°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| District | Kyaukme District |
| Township | Kyaukme Township |
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| • Ethnicities | Shan, Palaung, Bamar |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Kyaukme (Burmese: ကျောက်မဲမြို့ [tɕaʊʔ mɛ́ mjo̰]) is a town in northern Shan State of Burma. It is situated on the Mandalay - Lashio road, after Pyin Oo Lwin and Nawnghkio, and before Hsipaw, on what is now the Mandalay - Muse road, part of the Asian Highway route 14 (AH14). It is also connected to Momeik (Mongmit) in the Shweli River valley and Mogok with its ruby mines. Kyaukme can be reached by train on the Mandalay-Lashio railway line.
During the Second World War, the B-25s and P-47s of the USAAF Tenth Air Force carried out bombing raids between October 1944 and March 1945 on Kyaukme station, rolling stock, tracks and roads as well as Japanese troop concentrations in the area.
On 12 February 1945, British and American units of Lt Gen Sultan's Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) were advancing south towards Lashio and Kyaukme but were being held up by heavy fighting near the Shweli River. Kyaukme was captured on 31 March 1945 by the British 36th Infantry Division and Chinese 6th Army units, which cleared the Burma Road from Mandalay to Lashio.
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