Kawya

Kawya
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Village
Kawya is located in Myanmar
Kawya
Kawya
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 25°0′N 95°0′E / 25.000°N 95.000°E / 25.000; 95.000
Country Burma
RegionSagaing Region
DistrictHkamti
TownshipHomalin Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Kawya is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located north of the town of Homalin and south of Maungkan, about halfway.[1][2] Gardens were planted in Kawya and other nearby villages around 1700 and the village has been documented as producing pickled tea, known as "letpet".[3]

References

  1. ^ Google Maps (Map).
  2. ^ Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  3. ^ Kew Bulletin. Vol. 10. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, JSTOR (Organization), H. M. Stationery Office. 1896. p. 14.


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